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Handcuff pain compliance

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Dear New Zealand Police,

If reference to the policy manual on Mechanical Restraints and the Use of Force Review.

As below,
https://policepolicy.nz/policies/use-of-...

https://policepolicy.nz/policies/use-of-...

They describe a pain compliance technique and refer to not using pain compliance on plastic hand cuffs , but does not mention metal handcuffs The mechanical restraints policy refers to minimum force. They also refer to filing TOR reports needing to be filed.

This gives several questions.

1) The mechanical restraints policy has contradictory information around the use of pain compliance able to be used on plastic handcuffs. In on part is says it cant be used and in another says a TR report must be made when used. Will this be resolved ?

2) What manual covers the use and regulation of this compliance technique more fully ? For example what is minimum force in pain compliance and when is it allowed to be used?

3) How is a TOR report obtained by an arrested human or member of the public.

Yours faithfully,

malcolm daniel AR

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From: Ministerial Services
New Zealand Police

Tēnā koe
I acknowledge receipt of your Official Information Act 1982 request below, received by Police on 28 May 2024.

Your reference number is IR-01-24-18603.

You can expect a response to your request on or before 26 June 2024 unless an extension is needed.

Ngā mihi
Lisa
Ministerial Services
Police National Headquarters

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Dear New Zealand Police,

If reference to the policy manual on Mechanical Restraints and the Use of Force Review.

As below,
https://policepolicy.nz/policies/use-of-...

https://policepolicy.nz/policies/use-of-...

They describe a pain compliance technique and refer to not using pain compliance on plastic hand cuffs , but does not mention metal handcuffs The mechanical restraints policy refers to minimum force. They also refer to filing TOR reports needing to be filed.

This gives several questions.

1) The mechanical restraints policy has contradictory information around the use of pain compliance able to be used on plastic handcuffs. In on part is says it cant be used and in another says a TR report must be made when used. Will this be resolved ?

2) What manual covers the use and regulation of this compliance technique more fully ? For example what is minimum force in pain compliance and when is it allowed to be used?

3) How is a TOR report obtained by an arrested human or member of the public.

Yours faithfully,

malcolm daniel AR

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Tēnā koe Malcolm                                

 

Please find attached the response to your Official Information Act
request, received by New Zealand Police on 28/05/2024.

 

Kind regards,

 

Ministerial Services

Police National Headquarters
 

 

 

 

 

 

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