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Corrections Video: Thompson Peace Story — Sucking teeth in an L.A. jail

In this week’s Corrections1 Video Tip, Dr. George Thompson, founder of the world-renowned Verbal Judo, discusses a way to deflect verbal assaults from inmates.

An inmate knows that sucking your teeth at a corrections officer can be an effective way to get the officer angry and not retain their cool. Dr. Thompson shares a pair of stories from a L.A. jail on how to tactically control this type of verbal assault.

Dr. George J. Thompson founded the Verbal Judo Institute, a tactical training and management firm based, and co-authored Verbal Judo. In his career, Thompson trained more than 500,000 police officers and his Verbal Judo course is required in numerous states.