Where are your handcuffs?
I’ve seen way too many guys carrying handcuffs on their duty belt right in the middle of their back. Please don't do this. Think about it, if (when) you get into a fight in which you fall back, you're going to fall...
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Video: Single wrist grab to a straight armbar takedown
In an earlier video tactical tip, PoliceOne Contributor Joe Ferrera demonstrated a tactic to escape from a violator’s double wrist grab. Here, Ferrera looks at a similar scenario in which the subject has hold of the...
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Thoughts on handcuffs
I’d like to share some of my thoughts on handcuffing — more specifically, my thoughts on the handcuffs themselves. First off, buy a good set of stainless steel handcuffs. I prefer to stay away from the...
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Controlling a subject for a 'Terry' search
In today’s PoliceOne Video Tactical Tip, renowned police defensive tactics trainer Joe Ferrera demonstrates an easy, uncomplicated way to quickly put a subject into a position in which you can safely effect a Terry...
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Handcuffing small-wristed individuals
Every officer, at one point in time, has come across that individual that the handcuffs would not fit on properly. We all remember the training we were given. “Place the handcuff in the handcuffing...
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Speed cuffing
In today’s PoliceOne video tactical tip, trainer Larry Jackson offers a step-by-step demonstration of positioning a subject in a manner that’s conducive to quick cuffing.
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Thoughts on cuffing
Two things I see officers doing relative to handcuffing that amaze me no end. I always see a suspect being searched and then handcuffed. What are we thinking? If you know they are taking the ride, cuff 'em up first and...
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Prone Stabilization: Controlling the Arms
When an inmate is taken to the ground, the fight, as they say, has often only just begun. Why? Because all-too often, the officers involved fail to quickly control the arms. The ability to quickly and effectively control...
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Prone stabilization: Controlling the legs
Ever wonder how to stabilize those extremely dangerous legs that inmates on the ground use to attempt to break your face while continuing to resist your attempts to handcuff them? Stabilizing a violently resisting...
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Why not leave them in the car?
When I know I am going to place someone in custody during a traffic stop, I don't take them out of the car at all. They are at a disadvantage when they are seated. First I ask them to turn off the vehicle to ensure that...
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Did it touch a prisoner? Disinfect it.
The other day I saw a new officer remove the cuffs from a prisoner he'd brought to jail and just place them back into their holster on his belt. I had to tell him: When possible, always wear gloves when handling a...
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Purpose of using ridged cuffs
Over the last 100 years, restraints have taken a positive turn for the best — using standard swivel cuffs, hinged cuffs to the new ridged cuff. Ridged cuffs are made by using a different pieces of a plastic...
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RIPP Restraint bed system
In this week's CorrectionsOne video Tip, Milwaukee County House of Corrections Officers demonstrate how to use the RIPP Restraint bed system to control self-harming and suicidal inmates, as well as dangerous and...
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Corrections Video — Improving traditional restraints
Restraining prisoners with only handcuffs allow them to continue to resist while be escorted to court, hospital, or being transfered from one facility to another. Gary Klugiewicz, CorrectionsOne Training Network’s...
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Enhancing grip strength
In this week's PoliceOne Video Tip, provided by the Police Officers Safety Association (POSA), Jeff Brooks, a police officer and martial arts expert, explains the impact grip strength has on everything from handcuffing...
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More on hiding a cuff key
In a recent tip, a P1 member shed light on the importance of carrying a hidden cuff key and offered a clever, unobtrusive location for stashing one. Here's another thought! My duty watch is the cheapest they had at...
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Carrying a hidden cuff key
Please consider hiding a standard cuff key inside the back of your belt. I've had a key duct taped to the inside back of my belt for over seven years. It's for the one-in-a-million chance that you're ever taken hostage...
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Seating suspects to increase reaction time
If you have multiple subjects on a detention, have them sit down on something (curb, grass, bench, etc.) which adds time for you to react to any movement. If you have subjects sit on the curb while filling out FI cards...
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How to avoid "disappearing hands"
Video: Broadband Dialup Download Windows Media Player In this week's PoliceOne Video Tip, Bob "Coach" Lindsay discusses the concept of "disappearing hands" and illustrates positioning strategies that will help you...
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Finger grab frisk
Video: Broadband Dialup Download Windows Media Player Maintaining control of a suspect for frisking and cuffing can be problematic for smaller officers. In this week's video tip from Police Officers Safety Association,...
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3 rules to remember
There are three rules that an officer always needs to remember when dealing with the subjects.
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