Plastic handcuffs

More recently, plastics-manufacturing companies have started to produce special devices comprising two interconnected straps as one item.

The low cost and light weight of plastic handcuffs has made them popular with police and military forces when they anticipate a large number of arrests, as in riot control or demonstrations.

[3] More care and training are required for the person applying them in order to avoid making them too tight.

Some models cannot be double-locked, making it possible for the cuffs to be further tightened after initial application, restricting blood flow to the hands and causing injury to the subject.

Another risk of disposable restraints is that a subject of great physical strength and/or under the influence of drugs may be able to break free from them with enough effort.