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CONTENTS
Acronyms and Abbreviations .......................................................... 1
About this Guide ........................................................................... 3
Documenting weapons and equipment ........................................... 7
1. Restraints ................................................................................. 9
1.1 Handcuffs ...................................................................... 11
1.2 Plastic cuffs, nylon cuffs.................................................. 13
1.3 Fixed cuffs ..................................................................... 15
1.4 Soft, fabric restraints ...................................................... 17
1.5 Leg cuffs ........................................................................ 19
1.6 Bar fetters...................................................................... 21
1.7 Weighted leg cuffs.......................................................... 23
1.8 Gang chains ................................................................... 25
1.9 Hand and leg cuffs (combination) .................................... 27
1.10 Neck cuffs and other restraints (combination) ................ 29
1.11 Thumb cuffs and finger cuffs ......................................... 31
1.12 Thumbscrews and finger screws .................................... 33
1.13 Restraint chairs with fixed metal restraints ..................... 35
1.14 Restraint chairs with straps ........................................... 37
1.15 Cage beds and net beds................................................ 39
1.16 Shackle boards or beds with fixed metal restraints.......... 41
1.17 Shackle boards or beds with straps ................................ 43
1.18 Hoods and blindfolds .................................................... 45
1.19 Spit masks, spit guards, spit hoods, spit helmets ............ 47
2. Electric Shock Weapons ........................................................... 50
2.1 Body-worn electric shock devices .................................... 51
2.2 Electric shock batons (stun batons) ................................. 53
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2.3 Electric shock guns (stun guns) ....................................... 55
2.4 Electric shock shields (stun shields) ................................. 57
2.5 Wireless projectile electric shock weapons ....................... 59
2.6 Projectile electric shock weapons..................................... 61
3. Hand-held Kinetic Impact Weapons .......................................... 64
3.1 Batons ........................................................................... 65
3.2 Spiked batons ................................................................ 67
3.3 Spiked shields and other spiked armour ........................... 69