This study investigated skill decay among Brazilian police officers in handcuffing techniques. The aim was to assess whether officers maintained their performance approximately 1 month after retraining and if there were differences between officers on bureaucratic versus regular duties. Twenty-one officers were distributed into two groups (bureaucratic and regular groups) and a retraining session on a standardized handcuffing technique. Participants practiced until achieving a performance threshold, measured by the number of correct steps. The experimenters also registered handcuffing execution times. Results from the retest 4 weeks later showed a decline in correct steps below the threshold for both groups, indicating skill decay. However, between-group differences were not significant, and there was no statistically significant impact on execution times. These findings suggest a failure to retain skills, with similar decay observed among bureaucratic and patrol officers. Possible explanations and implications of these results were discussed.