Handcuffing Training

Participants will learn the following: General Handcuffing Guidelines, Handcuffing History, Handcuffing Dangers, Trial and Error Lessons, Handcuff Nomenclature, Hinged, Rigid, Chain-Link and Disposable Handcuffs, Care and Maintenance of Handcuffs, Resistance and Control Management, Officer and Individual Factors/ Escalation Through the Levels of Control, Recognizing the Threat, Elements of Reporting Resistance and Control, Principles of Balance, Movement, Center and Reaction Time, Relative Positioning, Handcuffing a Subject in a Standing, Prone or Kneeling Position, Resistance and Disengaging, Standing a Prone Handcuffed Subject, Post Handcuffing Guidelines, Directing a Subject to a Prone Position, Prone with Hands Under the Body, Effect of Pressure of Nerve Centers, Rolling a Subject to a Prone Position, Removing Handcuffs, Use of Contact and Cover, Searching and Exiting a Room or Cell where there is a Potential for Violence