CHICAGO (WLS) -- Typically, officers are taught to quickly take control of an unstable situation by creating a position of advantage, which can include drawing their weapons.

Now, there is a call for new tactics in the field to safely and effectively defuse volatile situations that do not involve a firearm.

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Chicago-area police departments are embracing research-backed training for all police officers.

That training is designed to bring everyone home safe, officers and subjects included.

The I-Team was there to watch the scenario-based portion in action as a training session played out in a large empty parking lot.

Officers arrive to find an agitated young woman armed with a metal baseball bat making threatening remarks.

She sc

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