HANDCUFFS | Handcuffs are crucial when police officers make arrests. Knowing how to properly use them is a learned skill. Part of #LPD's hands-on defensive tactics (DT) training includes practicing how to properly handcuff someone step by step. Recruits learn how to approach a suspect, what verbal commands to give so their body is in the proper position and, ultimately, how to get the handcuffs on quickly and successfully every time. Our Spring 2025 academy class spent all week in DT. | Lincoln

Officers Learn a New Way of "Handcuffing" More than a dozen law enforcement officers experienced handcuffing done remotely, so-to-speak, during a demonstration Wednesday morning at the Bossier Parish Sheriff’s Training Academy. Representatives from BolaWrap showed officers from the Bossier Sheriff’s Office, Bossier City Police Department, LSUHSC, and Bienville Sheriff’s Office how the device operates and allowed the officers to deploy the device and have the device deployed on them. Richard Ross

Last week the WPD Recruits underwent training focused on utilizing the proper use and application of handcuffs, along with comprehensive instruction on handcuffing tactics. | Wichita Police Department

A deputy sheriff handcuffed an 8-year-old boy. The American Civil Liberties Union is suing. | AJ

Working on some distance management and handcuffing transitions at the Bellevue, WA Police Recruiting. The focus is on survival not submissions, but if one is available it could help resolve a situation. My taser holster and mag pouches dig into my left thigh a lot when my knees are brought closer to my torso. The holster also sometimes does that too if the belt gets twisted around. An external vest may help address that and I’m grateful I have one to experiment with later. With the vest and bel