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Police Officers, Departments Turn to Jiu-Jitsu to Hone De-escalation Skills

URBANA, Ill.—Cortez Gardner, patrol sergeant at Urbana Police Department, almost quit when public resentment against police soared after the police custody death of George Floyd. He became an officer in 2012 to help people go about lives without fear of violence, which he observed daily growing up on the South Side of Chicago. After repeatedly…


Police Officers, Departments Turn to Jiu-Jitsu to Hone Deescalation Skills

URBANA, Ill.—Cortez Gardner, patrol sergeant at Urbana Police Department, almost quit when public resentment against police soared after the police custody death of George Floyd. He became an officer in 2012 to help people go about lives without fear of violence, which he observed daily growing up on the South Side of Chicago. After repeatedly…