PHOENIX – On Tuesday the Phoenix Police Department announced that officers will no longer be trained or allowed to use the ‘carotid control’ (chock hold) technique, effective immediately.
Police Chief Jeri Williams released a statement saying, “We can’t function as a department without the trust of our community and there are adjustments we can make to strengthen that trust.”
“We can’t function as a department without the trust of our community and there are adjustments we can make to strengthen that trust,” said @PhxPDChief. “We pride ourselves on being an organization willing to learn and evolve, to listen to our community and become better.” pic.twitter.com/XY9E6YeYky
— Phoenix Police (@PhoenixPolice) June 9, 2020
The Department allowed the use of the technique in certain circumstances.
The policy change follows the murder of George Floyd by a Minneapolis officer.