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Legcuffs are physical restraints used on the ankles of a person to allow walking only with a restricted stride and to prevent running and effective physical resistance. [1] Frequently used alternative terms are leg cuffs, (leg/ankle) shackles, footcuffs, fetters [2] or leg irons. The term "fetter" shares a root with the word "foot".
It converts a pair of standard chain link handcuffs into rigid handcuffs, providing a rather more severe restraint. It covers the keyholes of the handcuffs for further security. In most cases, a handcuff cover is used in combination with a martin link belly chain which fixes the handcuffs at waist level.
The stocks, pillory, and pranger each consist of large wooden boards with hinges; however, the stocks are distinguished by their restraint of the feet. The stocks consist of placing boards around the ankles and wrists, whereas with the pillory, the boards are fixed to a pole and placed around the arms and neck, forcing the punished to stand.
Leg restraints. Limb restraints can be physical (or psychological) restraints that inhibit an individual's movement in their arms or legs. The most common limb restraint is physical, whereby restraints are fixed to the individual in order to prevent movement of the limbs. They are most commonly used within the field of medicine.
A physical restraint is a device that impairs the freedom of movement of the body in some way. Subcategories This category has the following 2 subcategories, out of 2 total.
The 17th-century perjurer Titus Oates in a pillory. The pillory is a device made of a wooden or metal framework erected on a post, with holes for securing the head and hands, used during the medieval and renaissance periods for punishment by public humiliation and often further physical abuse. [1]
In the U.S. in the late 2010s and into the 2020s (so far), restraint of psychiatric patients and/or people with mental disorders (for all purpose other than very temporarily if another person would be in danger) has come under heavy fire from many professionals (such as those in the Therapist Neurodiversity Collective) and human rights groups (such as Alliance Against Seclusion and Restraint ...
Modern prison restraints including steel handcuffs and belly chains A full Medical Restraint System. Physical restraints are used: primarily by police and prison authorities to obstruct delinquents and prisoners from escaping or resisting [1] British Police officers are authorised to use leg and arm restraints, if they have been instructed in their use.
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