Some interesting facts

Hi. Just some interesting handcuff tidbits that I came across and would like to share with you.


Ever since handcuffs were introduced in the U.S., suspected criminals when arrested were generally handcuffed with their arms in front. Approximately during the mid-1960's the industry standard changed to cuffing the hands in the back.



Practically all police and sheriff academies in the U.S. teach the recruits to apply the cuffs with the subjects palms facing outward. Jacksonville, Florida Police Department and the Los Angeles County Sheriff's Dept. prefer palms together and key holes up to prevent or make difficult the use of a key or pick.



In Japan, if an arrested subject or prisoner wearing handcuffs is filmed or photographed, their hands have to be blurred or pixelated if shown on TV or in the press. A previous court case set a precedent that being shown in handcuffs conveys guilt and has prejudiced the trail. This is similar to the request in American courts that the defendant be allowed to wear a suit and tie instead of the jail or prison jumpsuits.


I would like to read some other interesting handcuff facts if you know of any.
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Hi

I'm live in holland
and here they place the cuffs vertical
that will mean we use hinged handcuffs mark lips int
and we place the hands up to each other
the palm of the left hand is facing to the arm of the right hand
and the right arm is facing to te left arm
so the cuffs are standing vertical
this will mean that if you have a key you can't open the cuffs


regards

Patrick

Hi. Just some interesting handcuff tidbits that I came across and would like to share with you.


Ever since handcuffs were introduced in the U.S., suspected criminals when arrested were generally handcuffed with their arms in front. Approximately during the mid-1960's the industry standard changed to cuffing the hands in the back.



Practically all police and sheriff academies in the U.S. teach the recruits to apply the cuffs with the subjects palms facing outward. Jacksonville, Florida Police Department and the Los Angeles County Sheriff's Dept. prefer palms together and key holes up to prevent or make difficult the use of a key or pick.



In Japan, if an arrested subject or prisoner wearing handcuffs is filmed or photographed, their hands have to be blurred or pixelated if shown on TV or in the press. A previous court case set a precedent that being shown in handcuffs conveys guilt and has prejudiced the trail. This is similar to the request in American courts that the defendant be allowed to wear a suit and tie instead of the jail or prison jumpsuits.


I would like to read some other interesting handcuff facts if you know of any.
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Hi,

In Canada, the "high security" handcuffs of choice are the Peerless hinged cuffs. These are used by prisoner transport details when escorting prisoners to and from court.

The way the prisoners are cuffed however leaves much to be desired and in many ways defeats the security features of the hinged handcuffs used.

When transporting prisoners, the wrist of one offender is cuffed to the wrist of another with one pair of hinged cuffs.

I have always thought this ridiculous because it is no problem for three guys thus cuffed together with 2 pairs of cuffs to get all the hands to work together to attempt to pick the locks or to use a make shift key to open them.

At one point, I asked a deputy just why they used the Peerless hinged cuff for transport . She replied that it was because they were told the hinged cuffs were of higher security than chained models.

I replied, "Yes, but only when used PROPERLY".

After I explained what I meant, the person thought about it for a minute or two and then said, "Perhaps that is so but this is the thing we were trained to use and the way we use it".

Man,... to say I was amazed is an understatement!

I for one would be very concerned for my safety if I was working on a prisoner transport detail that used handcuffs this way.

On a happier note, it seems that "they" may be finally starting to "get it" as far as higher security is concerned.

Recently I was speaking to Chuck Thompson at Hiatt Thompson and he informed me that my security box invention for hinged handcuffs that I designed for Hiatt Thompson does sell in quite a few numbers of units to Canada.

I personally have not seen any of these in use in Canada but obviously they must be applying them to the hinged cuffs they seem to favor so much.

This is a good thing to be sure!

Steve Santini

Hi. Just some interesting handcuff tidbits that I came across and would like to share with you.


Ever since handcuffs were introduced in the U.S., suspected criminals when arrested were generally handcuffed with their arms in front. Approximately during the mid-1960's the industry standard changed to cuffing the hands in the back.



Practically all police and sheriff academies in the U.S. teach the recruits to apply the cuffs with the subjects palms facing outward. Jacksonville, Florida Police Department and the Los Angeles County Sheriff's Dept. prefer palms together and key holes up to prevent or make difficult the use of a key or pick.



In Japan, if an arrested subject or prisoner wearing handcuffs is filmed or photographed, their hands have to be blurred or pixelated if shown on TV or in the press. A previous court case set a precedent that being shown in handcuffs conveys guilt and has prejudiced the trail. This is similar to the request in American courts that the defendant be allowed to wear a suit and tie instead of the jail or prison jumpsuits.


I would like to read some other interesting handcuff facts if you know of any.
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Hi Steve!

How does the box work, is there a picture?

Regards
Mikael Mattsson

Hi. Just some interesting handcuff tidbits that I came across and would like to share with you.


Ever since handcuffs were introduced in the U.S., suspected criminals when arrested were generally handcuffed with their arms in front. Approximately during the mid-1960's the industry standard changed to cuffing the hands in the back.



Practically all police and sheriff academies in the U.S. teach the recruits to apply the cuffs with the subjects palms facing outward. Jacksonville, Florida Police Department and the Los Angeles County Sheriff's Dept. prefer palms together and key holes up to prevent or make difficult the use of a key or pick.



In Japan, if an arrested subject or prisoner wearing handcuffs is filmed or photographed, their hands have to be blurred or pixelated if shown on TV or in the press. A previous court case set a precedent that being shown in handcuffs conveys guilt and has prejudiced the trail. This is similar to the request in American courts that the defendant be allowed to wear a suit and tie instead of the jail or prison jumpsuits.


I would like to read some other interesting handcuff facts if you know of any.
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Hi,

You can see a picture of it by going to The Discount Handcuff Warehouse web site and looking for it under the Hiatt products.

It is called "Blue Box #2".

Regards, Steve Santini

Hi. Just some interesting handcuff tidbits that I came across and would like to share with you.


Ever since handcuffs were introduced in the U.S., suspected criminals when arrested were generally handcuffed with their arms in front. Approximately during the mid-1960's the industry standard changed to cuffing the hands in the back.



Practically all police and sheriff academies in the U.S. teach the recruits to apply the cuffs with the subjects palms facing outward. Jacksonville, Florida Police Department and the Los Angeles County Sheriff's Dept. prefer palms together and key holes up to prevent or make difficult the use of a key or pick.



In Japan, if an arrested subject or prisoner wearing handcuffs is filmed or photographed, their hands have to be blurred or pixelated if shown on TV or in the press. A previous court case set a precedent that being shown in handcuffs conveys guilt and has prejudiced the trail. This is similar to the request in American courts that the defendant be allowed to wear a suit and tie instead of the jail or prison jumpsuits.


I would like to read some other interesting handcuff facts if you know of any.
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Interresting invention. Does it work on chain style handcuffs too?

Mikael Mattsson

Hi. Just some interesting handcuff tidbits that I came across and would like to share with you.


Ever since handcuffs were introduced in the U.S., suspected criminals when arrested were generally handcuffed with their arms in front. Approximately during the mid-1960's the industry standard changed to cuffing the hands in the back.



Practically all police and sheriff academies in the U.S. teach the recruits to apply the cuffs with the subjects palms facing outward. Jacksonville, Florida Police Department and the Los Angeles County Sheriff's Dept. prefer palms together and key holes up to prevent or make difficult the use of a key or pick.



In Japan, if an arrested subject or prisoner wearing handcuffs is filmed or photographed, their hands have to be blurred or pixelated if shown on TV or in the press. A previous court case set a precedent that being shown in handcuffs conveys guilt and has prejudiced the trail. This is similar to the request in American courts that the defendant be allowed to wear a suit and tie instead of the jail or prison jumpsuits.


I would like to read some other interesting handcuff facts if you know of any.
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Nope.

It only works on hinged cuffs. There are already security covers and boxes for regular chain cuffs.

I made mine just for hinged cuffs because there were no others like it anywhere. It was original and practical. Unlike the boxes for regular cuffs which are made from ABS plastic, mine is all steel and is much easier to apply to a set of cuffs.

You do not have to hinge it open and it does not have a clip that slips over the middle of it like the plastic boxes.

Fewer parts, easier to mass produce, and probably a lot stronger.

Hiatt Thompson Corp appreciated the value of my invention and acquired the rights to it.


Steve Santini

Hi. Just some interesting handcuff tidbits that I came across and would like to share with you.


Ever since handcuffs were introduced in the U.S., suspected criminals when arrested were generally handcuffed with their arms in front. Approximately during the mid-1960's the industry standard changed to cuffing the hands in the back.



Practically all police and sheriff academies in the U.S. teach the recruits to apply the cuffs with the subjects palms facing outward. Jacksonville, Florida Police Department and the Los Angeles County Sheriff's Dept. prefer palms together and key holes up to prevent or make difficult the use of a key or pick.



In Japan, if an arrested subject or prisoner wearing handcuffs is filmed or photographed, their hands have to be blurred or pixelated if shown on TV or in the press. A previous court case set a precedent that being shown in handcuffs conveys guilt and has prejudiced the trail. This is similar to the request in American courts that the defendant be allowed to wear a suit and tie instead of the jail or prison jumpsuits.


I would like to read some other interesting handcuff facts if you know of any.
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Hi to everyone,
This is another true story.

In Brisbane there are some judges that dont like the rattle of chains from the legirons when fitted to convicts, it might prejudice the accussed in there trial apparently. The legirons have been converted to cable so that the jury don't have to tollerate the noise when in deliberation.
Yes we are going Softly - Softly, what next !!??##.

Steve

Hi. Just some interesting handcuff tidbits that I came across and would like to share with you.


Ever since handcuffs were introduced in the U.S., suspected criminals when arrested were generally handcuffed with their arms in front. Approximately during the mid-1960's the industry standard changed to cuffing the hands in the back.



Practically all police and sheriff academies in the U.S. teach the recruits to apply the cuffs with the subjects palms facing outward. Jacksonville, Florida Police Department and the Los Angeles County Sheriff's Dept. prefer palms together and key holes up to prevent or make difficult the use of a key or pick.



In Japan, if an arrested subject or prisoner wearing handcuffs is filmed or photographed, their hands have to be blurred or pixelated if shown on TV or in the press. A previous court case set a precedent that being shown in handcuffs conveys guilt and has prejudiced the trail. This is similar to the request in American courts that the defendant be allowed to wear a suit and tie instead of the jail or prison jumpsuits.


I would like to read some other interesting handcuff facts if you know of any.
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In the UK Judges frequently request for handcuffs to be removed from the accused while they appear in court as their defence lawyers feel it can influence a jury, they think it may look "guilty".

Hi. Just some interesting handcuff tidbits that I came across and would like to share with you.


Ever since handcuffs were introduced in the U.S., suspected criminals when arrested were generally handcuffed with their arms in front. Approximately during the mid-1960's the industry standard changed to cuffing the hands in the back.



Practically all police and sheriff academies in the U.S. teach the recruits to apply the cuffs with the subjects palms facing outward. Jacksonville, Florida Police Department and the Los Angeles County Sheriff's Dept. prefer palms together and key holes up to prevent or make difficult the use of a key or pick.



In Japan, if an arrested subject or prisoner wearing handcuffs is filmed or photographed, their hands have to be blurred or pixelated if shown on TV or in the press. A previous court case set a precedent that being shown in handcuffs conveys guilt and has prejudiced the trail. This is similar to the request in American courts that the defendant be allowed to wear a suit and tie instead of the jail or prison jumpsuits.


I would like to read some other interesting handcuff facts if you know of any.
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Very interesting facts here guys. Would you guys mind if I place them on the Magic For Magicians Escapology Section? I will, of course, place your name at the bottom to say where I got the info from.

Regards
Wolflock

Hi. Just some interesting handcuff tidbits that I came across and would like to share with you.


Ever since handcuffs were introduced in the U.S., suspected criminals when arrested were generally handcuffed with their arms in front. Approximately during the mid-1960's the industry standard changed to cuffing the hands in the back.



Practically all police and sheriff academies in the U.S. teach the recruits to apply the cuffs with the subjects palms facing outward. Jacksonville, Florida Police Department and the Los Angeles County Sheriff's Dept. prefer palms together and key holes up to prevent or make difficult the use of a key or pick.



In Japan, if an arrested subject or prisoner wearing handcuffs is filmed or photographed, their hands have to be blurred or pixelated if shown on TV or in the press. A previous court case set a precedent that being shown in handcuffs conveys guilt and has prejudiced the trail. This is similar to the request in American courts that the defendant be allowed to wear a suit and tie instead of the jail or prison jumpsuits.


I would like to read some other interesting handcuff facts if you know of any.
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Wolflock

We are all in this together. Please use any information you would like from either the forum or the handcuffs.org web site. Of course the original author of any single forum post should be credited.

Joe

Hi. Just some interesting handcuff tidbits that I came across and would like to share with you.


Ever since handcuffs were introduced in the U.S., suspected criminals when arrested were generally handcuffed with their arms in front. Approximately during the mid-1960's the industry standard changed to cuffing the hands in the back.



Practically all police and sheriff academies in the U.S. teach the recruits to apply the cuffs with the subjects palms facing outward. Jacksonville, Florida Police Department and the Los Angeles County Sheriff's Dept. prefer palms together and key holes up to prevent or make difficult the use of a key or pick.



In Japan, if an arrested subject or prisoner wearing handcuffs is filmed or photographed, their hands have to be blurred or pixelated if shown on TV or in the press. A previous court case set a precedent that being shown in handcuffs conveys guilt and has prejudiced the trail. This is similar to the request in American courts that the defendant be allowed to wear a suit and tie instead of the jail or prison jumpsuits.


I would like to read some other interesting handcuff facts if you know of any.
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Thank you Joe.

I will definately credit the poster of the facts.

Regards
Wolflock

Hi

I'm live in holland
and here they place the cuffs vertical
that will mean we use hinged handcuffs mark lips int
and we place the hands up to each other
the palm of the left hand is facing to the arm of the right hand
and the right arm is facing to te left arm
so the cuffs are standing vertical
this will mean that if you have a key you can't open the cuffs


regards

Patrick

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That's the stacking technique.

Hi. Just some interesting handcuff tidbits that I came across and would like to share with you.


Ever since handcuffs were introduced in the U.S., suspected criminals when arrested were generally handcuffed with their arms in front. Approximately during the mid-1960's the industry standard changed to cuffing the hands in the back.



Practically all police and sheriff academies in the U.S. teach the recruits to apply the cuffs with the subjects palms facing outward. Jacksonville, Florida Police Department and the Los Angeles County Sheriff's Dept. prefer palms together and key holes up to prevent or make difficult the use of a key or pick.



In Japan, if an arrested subject or prisoner wearing handcuffs is filmed or photographed, their hands have to be blurred or pixelated if shown on TV or in the press. A previous court case set a precedent that being shown in handcuffs conveys guilt and has prejudiced the trail. This is similar to the request in American courts that the defendant be allowed to wear a suit and tie instead of the jail or prison jumpsuits.


I would like to read some other interesting handcuff facts if you know of any.
m

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Hi folks,

In some courts I've observed in the USA, the jury or potential jurors never see a defendant in cuffs. Before a jury is chosen, the defendant is changed into a suit in a room (holding cell) off of the courtroom, then taken into the courtroom. Then the potential jurors are brought in for selection. During a trial, the jurors are sent to the deliberation room or sent out of the courtroom whenever there's a break before the defendant is cuffed in either the courtroom or in the holding cell. The holding cell has its own elevator to the Sheriff's Office so the jurors never see a defendant in cuffs or in jail blues, stripes, orange, or whatever color is used, not even in the main hallway as in some courthouses.

Hi. Just some interesting handcuff tidbits that I came across and would like to share with you.


Ever since handcuffs were introduced in the U.S., suspected criminals when arrested were generally handcuffed with their arms in front. Approximately during the mid-1960's the industry standard changed to cuffing the hands in the back.



Practically all police and sheriff academies in the U.S. teach the recruits to apply the cuffs with the subjects palms facing outward. Jacksonville, Florida Police Department and the Los Angeles County Sheriff's Dept. prefer palms together and key holes up to prevent or make difficult the use of a key or pick.



In Japan, if an arrested subject or prisoner wearing handcuffs is filmed or photographed, their hands have to be blurred or pixelated if shown on TV or in the press. A previous court case set a precedent that being shown in handcuffs conveys guilt and has prejudiced the trail. This is similar to the request in American courts that the defendant be allowed to wear a suit and tie instead of the jail or prison jumpsuits.


I would like to read some other interesting handcuff facts if you know of any.
m

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thats pretty interesting

Hi. Just some interesting handcuff tidbits that I came across and would like to share with you.


Ever since handcuffs were introduced in the U.S., suspected criminals when arrested were generally handcuffed with their arms in front. Approximately during the mid-1960's the industry standard changed to cuffing the hands in the back.



Practically all police and sheriff academies in the U.S. teach the recruits to apply the cuffs with the subjects palms facing outward. Jacksonville, Florida Police Department and the Los Angeles County Sheriff's Dept. prefer palms together and key holes up to prevent or make difficult the use of a key or pick.



In Japan, if an arrested subject or prisoner wearing handcuffs is filmed or photographed, their hands have to be blurred or pixelated if shown on TV or in the press. A previous court case set a precedent that being shown in handcuffs conveys guilt and has prejudiced the trail. This is similar to the request in American courts that the defendant be allowed to wear a suit and tie instead of the jail or prison jumpsuits.


I would like to read some other interesting handcuff facts if you know of any.
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A friend of mine was arrested in Winsor once after he and some other buddies stole a Canadaian flag from one of their government building's flagpole. He told me that the Canadaian police took one hand, cuffed it and put it up over his head and then behind his back ( like you would if you were trying to scratch the upper middle of your back)....follow me so far? Then the cop put his other hand behind his back the normal way. He told me that the cop then pushed the two arms together the best he could and cuffed them like that. This guy was not the type to exagerate. He said that they were all cuffed that way and he assumed that was the standard for Canada. Sounds very uncomfortable, anybody else ever heard about this cuffing style? Mike

Hi. Just some interesting handcuff tidbits that I came across and would like to share with you.


Ever since handcuffs were introduced in the U.S., suspected criminals when arrested were generally handcuffed with their arms in front. Approximately during the mid-1960's the industry standard changed to cuffing the hands in the back.



Practically all police and sheriff academies in the U.S. teach the recruits to apply the cuffs with the subjects palms facing outward. Jacksonville, Florida Police Department and the Los Angeles County Sheriff's Dept. prefer palms together and key holes up to prevent or make difficult the use of a key or pick.



In Japan, if an arrested subject or prisoner wearing handcuffs is filmed or photographed, their hands have to be blurred or pixelated if shown on TV or in the press. A previous court case set a precedent that being shown in handcuffs conveys guilt and has prejudiced the trail. This is similar to the request in American courts that the defendant be allowed to wear a suit and tie instead of the jail or prison jumpsuits.


I would like to read some other interesting handcuff facts if you know of any.
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Have heard of it, and have done it once in training.

Would not use it, too much of a danger of dislocating one of their shoulders.

Howy

Hi. Just some interesting handcuff tidbits that I came across and would like to share with you.


Ever since handcuffs were introduced in the U.S., suspected criminals when arrested were generally handcuffed with their arms in front. Approximately during the mid-1960's the industry standard changed to cuffing the hands in the back.



Practically all police and sheriff academies in the U.S. teach the recruits to apply the cuffs with the subjects palms facing outward. Jacksonville, Florida Police Department and the Los Angeles County Sheriff's Dept. prefer palms together and key holes up to prevent or make difficult the use of a key or pick.



In Japan, if an arrested subject or prisoner wearing handcuffs is filmed or photographed, their hands have to be blurred or pixelated if shown on TV or in the press. A previous court case set a precedent that being shown in handcuffs conveys guilt and has prejudiced the trail. This is similar to the request in American courts that the defendant be allowed to wear a suit and tie instead of the jail or prison jumpsuits.


I would like to read some other interesting handcuff facts if you know of any.
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Howy, for the sake of argument last night, I tried to push my arms into that posistion....that hurts like crazy!!! There is no way they could get my arms into that posistion without breaking something....but, I am about 250 lbs. and my friend was only about 130 lbs. at the most. That makes a big difference I'm sure. Mike