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Handcuffs, Hand cuffs, Leg cuffs, Thumbcuffs |
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Choose from handcuffs, thumb cuffs,
and leg cuffs. These restraining devices are high quality steel.
All models have a double lock feature which allows you to also
keep the cuffs from tightening after you've locked them in
place. These police hand cuffs, leg cuffs, and thumb cuffs are
great for police officers, security guards, and other
individuals that have a need or desire for restraining devices.
Law enforcement quality. Two keys provided with each
restraining device.
Police Style Double Lock handcuffs available in chrome and
black finishes.
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Leg Cuffs with 14 inch chain
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Lock Handcuffs
| Thumb Cuffs
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Handcuffs for sale, Law
Enforcement Handcuffs
Handcuffs are physical restraint
devices designed to secure an individual's wrists close together. They
comprise two halves, linked together by a chain, hinge or in the case of
rigged cuffs - a bar. Each half of the handcuff has a rotating part which
engages with a ratchet which is closed around a person's wrist. Usually done
to prevent suspected criminals from escaping police custody, a person cannot
move their wrists more than a few inches apart, making many tasks difficult
or impossible.
Handcuffs with double locks have a lock-spring which when engaged,
usually using the top of the key, stops the cuff from ratcheting tighter to
prevent the subject from tightening them. Tightening could be intentional or
by struggling. When tightened, handcuffs may cause nerve damage or loss of
circulation. Double locks also make picking the locks more difficult.
Fetters, shackles, footcuffs or leg irons are a kind of physical
restraint used on the feet or ankles to allow walking but prevent running
and kicking.
Thumbcuffs are a metal restraining device that lock thumbs in
proximity to each other.
History
In the past, police officers typically handcuffed people with their hands in
front of them. Since the mid-1960s, behind-the-back handcuffing has now
become the standard. The vast majority of US police academies teach their
recruits to apply handcuffs so that the palms of the suspect's hands face
outward after the handcuffs are applied. The Jacksonville, Florida Police
Department and the Los Angeles County Sheriff's Department are notable
exceptions, as they favor palms-together handcuffing. In addition, suspects
are handcuffed with the keyholes facing up (away from the hands) to make it
difficult to open them even with a key or improvised pick.
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