Handcuffs: The Manacles, Chain, Suspect, Ratchet (Device), Wrist, Hinge, Detention (Imprisonment), Hiatt Speedcuffs - Softcover

Softcover

ISBN 10: 6135563173 ISBN 13: 9786135563177

Publisher: OmniScriptum, 2026

Synopsis

Please note that the content of this book primarily consists of articles available from Wikipedia or other free sources online. Handcuffs are restraint devices designed to secure an individual's wrists close together. They comprise two parts, linked together by a chain, a hinge or in the case of rigid cuffs, a bar. Each half has a rotating arm which engages with a ratchet that prevents it from being opened once closed around a person's wrist. Without the key, the handcuffs cannot be removed and so the handcuffed person is unable to move his or her wrists more than a few centimetres/inches apart, making many tasks difficult or impossible. This is usually done to prevent suspected criminals from escaping police custody. There are two distinct subtypes of contemporary metal handcuffs: one in which the cuffs are held together by a short chain, and another, of more recent origin, which uses a hinge for this purpose. Since hinged handcuffs permit less movement than a chain cuff, they are generally considered to be more secure.

Edition details

• Publisher: OmniScriptum
• Publication date: 2026
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 6135563173
• ISBN 13: 9786135563177
• Binding: Paperback
• Number of pages: 128
• Editor: Miller Frederic P., Vandome Agnes F., McBrewster John