Police officers and prison officers often have the experience of suspects or prisoners breaking free from their restraints and sprinting towards the nearest exit. To avoid this, it important that the right tactical gears for restraint are introduced. Here are the top 3 restraints tactical gears that can be used other than the regular handcuffs.
- Plastic Handcuffs
Plastic restraints are lightweight, disposable plastic strips resembling electrical cable ties. They can be carried in large quantities by soldiers and police and are therefore well-suited for situations where many may be needed, such as during large-scale protests and riots. In recent years, airlines have begun to carry plastic handcuffs to restrain disruptive passengers. Disposable restraints could be cost-inefficient; they cannot be loosened and must be cut off to permit a restrained subject to be fingerprinted, or to attend to bodily functions.
- Legcuffs
Legcuffs are similar to handcuffs but have a larger inner perimeter so that they fit around a person’s ankles. Some models consist of elliptically contoured cuffs so that they widely adapt to the anatomy of the ankle, minimizing pressure on the Achilles’ tendon. Standard-type leg irons have a longer chain connecting the two cuffs compared to handcuffs.
- Leg and Hand Harness Combinations
Some prisoners being transported from custody to outside locations, for appearances at court, to medical facilities, etc., will wear handcuffs augmented with a belly chain. In this type of arrangement, a metal, leather, or canvas belt is attached to the waist, sometimes with a locking mechanism. The handcuffs are secured to the belly chain and the prisoner’s hands are kept at waist level. This allows a relative degree of comfort for the prisoner during prolonged internment in the securing device while providing a greater degree of restriction to movement than simply placing the handcuffs on the wrists in the front.
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