EL PASO, Texas (KTSM) — The El Paso Police Department demonstrated proper handcuffing techniques to the media during a presentation on Friday, June 14. Officers showed how they handcuff cooperative ...

Here are three techniques for when you’re on your own (rear leg sweep), with a partner (rear takedown), or with a group of three or more officers (the swarm). Photos by Amaury Murgado.

For decades, police across the United States have been warned that the common tactic of handcuffing someone facedown could turn deadly if officers pin them on the ground with too much pressure or for ...