Practical And Tactical Handcuffing

The PATH® “Practical and Tactical Handcuffing” course is the most complete and innovative handcuffing course in the country. Public safety officers including corporate security, federal, state and local law enforcement organizations, contract security companies, academic or healthcare law-enforcement and security, corrections, military police, probation and parole, bail enforcement, and executive protection will benefit from the principles and skills learned during the PATH® training program.
. The techniques presented are practical and effective. Topics to be covered include the safest approach and positioning for handcuffing, handcuffing non-compliant subjects, prone and kneeling handcuffing, removing handcuffs, and the use of the various type of cuffs, among others.
Benefits include:
Reduced Injury to Officers and Subjects
Reduced Exposure to Civil Liability
Reduced Workers’ Compensation Payments
Increased Performance, Efficiency & Speed When Applying Handcuffs
Increased Confidence & Morale
Increased Safety
Improved Decision Making

Course Topics
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
Exiting a Room or Cell where there is a Potential for Violence