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Since late last year. don shows us how during a garner-type engagement an officer could change tactics. >> maybe the better way to train is a little wrist and elbow control. when you have the wrist and elbow its not easy but see how your elbow goes with you? if i pull you and yank you and take your center of gravity with me youre going to move. >> somee all this chatter just increases the idea that these encounters are avoidable and law enforcement is at fault. one former new york detective says...

York city policeman. he shows us how during an eric garner-type engagement, an officer could change tactics. >> maybe the better way to train is a little wrist and elbow control. when you have the wrist and the elbow, its not easy, but see how your elbow goes with you? if i pull you and yank you and take your center of gravity with me, then youre going to move. >> reporter: bringing in a female officer or a suspects mother to defuse a confrontation if possible. also part of new yorks training, h...

>> the goal, to use less force as possible. how an officer could change tactics. >> maybe the better way to change is a little wrist and elbow control. when you have the wrist elbow, its not easy. if i take your center of gravity with me, then youre going to move. >> reporter: one tactic being considered, bringing in a female officer or a suspects mother to diffuse a confrontation if possible. also part of new yorks train, how to keep egos and adrenaline in check to avoid confrontational scenari...

Training and the proper use of force but also problem-solving, learning how to talk through a tense situation. >> what we want them to do is talk people down as opposed to having to take people down. >> reporter: the goal? to use less force when possible. how does that translate to scenarios on the street? >> the one officer slips behind -- >> reporter: dan is a former new york city policeman. he shows me how an officer could change tactic. >> maybe the better way to train is a little wrist and ...