Officers Learn a New Way of "Handcuffing" More than a dozen law enforcement officers experienced handcuffing done remotely, so-to-speak, during a demonstration Wednesday morning at the Bossier Parish Sheriff’s Training Academy. Representatives from BolaWrap showed officers from the Bossier Sheriff’s Office, Bossier City Police Department, LSUHSC, and Bienville Sheriff’s Office how the device operates and allowed the officers to deploy the device and have the device deployed on them. Richard Ross

Handcuffing a Compliant Subject There are many different ways to handcuff a compliant individual. However, the position in which we apply handcuffs should allow us to react effectively if the person suddenly becomes noncompliant. Our posture should enable us to defend ourselves, disengage, or engage, depending on the environment and situation. Physically, nothing the officer does in this position can completely prevent the subject from pulling away or breaking loose. However, by positioning the