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.
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The way many departments rank force options has changed – but a new less-lethal tool is available to fill the void
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
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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
Allentown police arrested a woman who zapped a man in a pedestrian hit-and-run
Decision was rooted in a 1989 US Supreme Court case ruling that a police officer’s use of force is permissible if it is “objectively reasonable”
Because it’s impossible for any continuum model to provide for an entire set of circumstances in each very unique situation, a “force options” model is the optimal policy alternative
High Court turned away a case involving TASER use on a pregnant woman
Customers scramble after protest turns violent
During the NATO Summit, Chicago law enforcers are facing the cutting edge of what the Occupy Wall Street Movement call ‘a revolution’
The new online resource is a rich source of ideas for training scenarios, roll call refreshers, and classroom discussions
After the incident, town declared a state of emergency
Beaumont police Officer Enoch Clark told investigators that he was retreating three feet away from an argumentative woman who may have been driving drunk
Imagine patrolling a city where the ‘residents’ change on a daily and weekly basis
Officers arrived at the scene after the dog bit a family member, who required medical treatment
Unlike officers who face the volatile realities of life, the ACLU-s safely-ensconced lawyers would rather evaluate TASER use by a less-encumbered and more academic criteria
The UN Convention Against Torture has stated that the TASER “could result in severe pain amounting to torture and in certain cases could even be lethal.”
A San Diego County coroner’s autopsy found that the suspect died of a heart attack
A less-lethal device did not subdue the suspect
Prosecutors say Beaumont officer permanently blinded a woman with pepper spray during a DUI investigation
The officer first used an ECD to no effect
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