Less Lethal
The Less Lethal topic section covers the complex topic of nonlethal force using TASERs and other weapons by police officers, with the latest news, training and expert columns.
A review of use of force issues, including the carotid restraint and other force options that have been constrained or discontinued, plus innovations and options for the future
Here’s how to improve officer and suspect safety simultaneously
From electric vehicles to virtual reality training, these are some of the product innovations being delivered to police departments this year
Has your agency done the necessary planning for large-scale crowd control, or is there a pervasive ‘it can’t happen here’ mindset?
The man was visibly drunk and harassing police and airport staff
Jacob Strickland has been charged with 3 counts of assault, 1 count of damage to property, and 1 count of resist, delay and obstruct
Even as the capabilities of silicon-based simulators increase, our carbon-based simulators (a.k.a. trainers and role players), still need traditional “inert” training tools
Study by TASER International and Calif. PD shows video cameras worn by police officers have a deterrent effect on citizens initiating false and frivolous allegations of police misconduct
A family stuck in traffic caught the crazy ordeal on tape
He died of a self-inflicted gun wound, ending a 10-hour standoff
Police say the man threatened them with a beer bottle and didn’t obey their commands
To say that this has been a difficult year is an understatement of impossible proportion
Suspect faces up to 10 years in prison for his acknowledged role as a straw buyer
This article specifically addresses the Electronic Control Weapon capable of deploying probes/darts into a person from farther away than touch distance, causing involuntary muscular contractions/incapacitation
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You sort of have to forget everything you think you already know when you hear the word — uh, acronym — TASER
Recreational use of marijuana was legalized in Colorado and Washington state
Darrell Fuller said he fatally shot Officer Arthur Lopez as the cop approached him during a traffic stop Tuesday
New studies that have recently been released offer new insights into medical impacts
Officer made an arrest after responding to reports of a fight that had dispersed or never happened
Officers received multiple reports that a man was walking through the town of Chorley “armed with a samurai sword.”
Notes show officer received several threats