Hand cuffs.

[code33]

The double lock feature on the Smith Model 100 M&P handcuff is nice.

http://www.smith-wesson.com/webapp/wcs/stores/servlet/Product4_750001_750051_766396_-1_759158_757875_757837_ProductDisplayErrorView_N

ASP polymer overmolded cuff is lighter but doesn't fit in a standard cuff case.

See if you can get a copy of the uniform/equipment policy to see what is approved...
Another thing you can do is take her on a trip to the local cop shop and see what she needs.

[retired]

Some departments will only allow certain brands and styles. When I retired from LASD, the only authorized brands were Peerless and Smith & Wesson. Hinged cuffs were not allowed.

In 32+ years, I never had any issues with either brand. I still have a set that we're on Evil Knievel when he was in custody at LA County MCJ back UN the 70's.

I can only say 27yrs., but I had the same brands and the same results. In fact, my set of Peerless, that I still have, were also on Evil during the same period.

A little OT, but I'd like to relate one little story about good old Evil. While escorting him to the atty. room one day, I asked him if he was really going to jump onto a haystack from an airplane without a parachute as was reported in the media. He looked at me with all seriousness and told me he was. I don't know if he ever did when he got out, but I knew right then the man was 5150.

BTW, I was just sent an email about a new handcuff called TuffKuffs. A bit expensive (almost $100).

http://www.tuffkuffs.com/take-a-tour.html

I would imagine the dept. would have to approve something like this.

[IlDuche]

Sorry to go off topic, any reason to go hinge over chain cuffs?

[TRICKSTER]

Sorry to go off topic, any reason to go hinge over chain cuffs?

Easier to put on with one hand, easier to control, harder for the suspect to slip the cuffs to the front.

[pitbull30]

S&W get my vote.

[9mmepiphany]

Sorry to go off topic, any reason to go hinge over chain cuffs?

When I carried them,
1. You had 4 more clicks on the locking arm to accommodate suspects with
larger wrist
2. They were easier to snap them on one-handed during speed-cuffing
3. If you only got one on, you could use it as a lever for pain compliance
4. You could cuff them with one forearm stacked atop the other...believe me, you can't bring them under you when cuffed like that

[micro911]

I was issued S&W handcuffs, and I bought couple of Peerless and used them. Both are good cuffs.

[CaptMike]

Just make sure her department allows hinged cuffs. My department does not allow them.

[Socaliente]

I use Red S&W handcuffs, my others had a habit of walking away after an incident despite being engraved. Ive heard great things about the Polymer ASP cuffs but the price tag is a little high for me. As a gift it would be great but Im good with the S&W.

Some people dont like the key hole position of the S&W but being double sided is a huge plus. While working Corrections, putting cuffs on and off all day can be a hassel if the key hole is upside down.

[gorn5150]

Peerless and S&W are the brands I've used. Never had a problem with either brand. I have a pair of S&W cuffs that were issued to my Father in the 50's and they are still good to go.

I don't know anything about the polymer types. They came out after I retired.

[Doheny]

FYI, when my wife was still working she wanted a set of pink handcuffs so I got her the ASP type with the polymer overlay. The cuffs wouldn't fit in her existing cases so she needed to get a different type case to carry the new cuffs.

[iceman710]

Id go with the Smith and Wesson M&P M-100's. No need to use a key to double lock. I have a buddy who's been trying to defeat them and as of yet has not done so (he's been able to get out of the old Smith and Wessons and the Peerless). Everything I had was peerless (I liked not having to click over to double lock) but after using these M-100's I've since switched over all my cuffs. No need to break them in like the peerless. I love them.

[veeklog]

I have purchased and lost more sets of cuffs than I care to imagine; I have purchased/given/gifted Peerless, Smith and Wesson, Hiate, and ASP. out of all the brands, I prefer S&W. It was the first set of cuffs I was issued 15 years ago, and it is the one I am most familiar with. For me, they are easy to deploy (wear them of my left side) with my weak hand, proper chain control, and double lock the cuff. I seem to fumble too much with Peerless, and I know that is the most dangerous times in an arrest when you first deploy the handcuffs and get the first one on.

[Galli1565]

Get the S&W, they have a double lock on both sides and are tons smoother out of the box. The new peerless don't break in, even with graphite powder and lots of cycles.