Spit hood

A spit hood, spit mask, mesh hood or spit guard is a restraint device intended to prevent a person from spitting or biting.[1] The use of the hoods has been controversial, as they are a potential suffocation risk.[2][3]

  1. ^ Cite error: The named reference tg-20160906 was invoked but never defined (see the help page).
  2. ^ McFadden, Rachel (18 September 2022). "National Ban Spit Hoods Coalition*: 'Queensland Police Spit Hood Ban is not Enough'". changetherecord.org.au. Retrieved 12 September 2023.
  3. ^ Dennien, Matt (3 August 2022). "Qld police used spit hoods on youths just six months ago, hearing told". brisbanetimes.com.au. Retrieved 12 September 2022.