NCJ Number
137974
Journal
American Jail Volume: 6 Issue: 2 Dated: (May-June 1992) Pages: 58-61
Date Published
1992
Length
4 pages
Annotation
The Emergency Response Belt (ERB) is a recently developed device, made from tough cloth, used to restrain the arms or legs of a violent inmate. Many facilities have begun to develop correctional response teams to handle violent altercations in facilities, but although these teams receive a high degree of specialized training in cell extractions, forced inmate movements, and riot control, the moving of a violent inmate to a secure restraining room or infirmary remained a difficult issue.
Abstract
The ERB can effectively control an inmate's arms or legs through its limb-wrapping technique. The officer maintains control by holding onto the handles of the ERB. The technique is simple, fast, and effective. The device reduces the fear of an inmate's using it as a weapon and eliminates liability and officer abuse issues. The belt's carrier case can also accommodate handcuffs, latex gloves, flashlight, or chemical agent canister. The ERB is used primarily to transport violent inmates and to control the processing of an inmate. In addition to the Full Body Wrap Technique, officers learn shielding, pinning, arm/leg control tactics, two restraining techniques, front and rear takedowns, and a four-person cell extraction system.