: Cases have emerged where students with disabilities or mental health conditions, such as a nine-year-old girl with autism in New South Wales, were handcuffed by police following meltdowns at school, leading to calls for better mental health support instead of law enforcement intervention.
: In 2025, a student was handcuffed and searched at school after an AI surveillance system incorrectly identified a bag of chips as a firearm.
: Advocacy groups emphasize that handcuffing children and teenagers can lead to long-term trauma and a deep-seated distrust of authority figures.
: Prosecutors have noted that failing to protect a handcuffed minor from third-party violence constitutes a failure to provide safety for an arrestee in custody.