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.
The way many departments rank force options has changed – but a new less-lethal tool is available to fill the void
Officers can use a new, sticky spray to subdue suspects safely in more situations, without affecting themselves or bystanders
Get the most out of your training time and dollars with paintball marker pistols
Ranger was reported to have deployed a less lethal device on a man detained for walking an unleashed dog
Investigators reviewed video from the lapel cameras of officers involved in a May 31 drug bust
You can make a subject into a monster, ‘but until that monster does something monstrous, the law prohibits the use of deadly force’
Investigators concluded Lt. John Pike acted reasonably during the Nov. 18 campus protest and should face demotion or suspension at worst
If the suspect stops doing whatever it is that caused the officer to act with deadly force, what difference should it make to the officer if the suspect survives that shooting?
Police plan to use arrest footage to train officers, but an ACLU attorney claims officers made things worse
Using the Bilateral Vascular Restraint (BVR), it takes very little pressure to cause the desired result — compliance — in an otherwise noncompliant subject
Keep your skills sharp at the TASER Training Academy Master Instructor Course — trainers, that means you, too
A Chicago teen complained in court he did not have the money to post bail
Suspect stripped down to his underwear at a local golf course, authorities said
Police say suspect tried to ram police cruisers during a pursuit and spit in an officer’s face
