INCREASING STREET VIOLENCE AND ATTACKS ON THE POLICE CANNOT REASONABLY BE MET WITH INCREASING VIOLENCE ON THE PART OF THE POLICE. DEFENSE TACTICS II - THE SHORT BATON SHOWS THE BATON AS A VALUABLE AND EFFECTIVE ALTERNATIVE TO THE USE OF DEADLY WEAPONS BY LAW ENFORCEMENT OFFICERS. IN MANY SITUATIONS, EXTREME FORCE IS INAPPROPRIATE, AND IF EMPLOYED MAY PROVOKE A NEGATIVE PUBLIC REACTION. IN PORTRAYALS OF SITUATIONS SUCH AS THE ATTEMPTED ESCAPE OF AN ARRESTEE, A FAMILY FIGHT, OR A STUDENT PROTEST, THE SHORT BATON IS USED TO QUICKLY AND HUMANELY SUBDUE AN ASSAILANT. IN CONTRAST, THESE SAME SCENES ARE PRESENTED A SECOND TIME, SHOWING THE UNFORTUNATE RESULTS OF A DECISION TO EMPLOY THE SERVICE REVOLVER RATHER THAN THE SHORT BATON. THE NEED FOR TRAINING IN CORRECT USE OF THE SHORT BATON IS FREQUENTLY STRESSED. ACTUAL TRAINING SCENES ARE INCLUDED, AND THE RELATION OF TRAINING TO EFFICIENT FIELD USE OF THE WEAPON IS MADE EVIDENT THROUGH VISUAL COMPARISONS OF MOVES IN TRAINING TO TACTICS PRESENTED IN THE SIMULATED ASSAULT SITUATIONS. AN INSTRUCTORS' GUIDE IS FURNISHED WITH THIS TRAINING FILM. (SNI ABSTRACT)