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 restraint tool designed for de-escalation gives officers a new force avoidance option within the Use of Force Continuum
The SD Projectile Launcher from Byrna Technologies requires less accuracy to be effective, giving officers added time and distance for safer engagement
When is a TASER device discharge considered excessive force? A recent case with video evidence considers the question
Retrial ordered for man convicted of two home invasions, one including a shooting
Officer Charles Panek died in a boating accident after the lawsuit was filed
Police used a TASER to subdue a 9-year-old boy who neighbors had issues with before
The Medical Examiner’s Office will conduct an autopsy
The suit was filed in U.S. District Court in Sacramento by 17 students and two graduates who took part in the demonstration
A driver who blocked traffic, threatened to kill a police officer and refused to leave his car for about 45 minutes was arrested Wednesday
SWAT team used bean-bag rounds after man could not be persuaded to come down
Coroner: The October death of Darnell Hutchinson was the result of acute methamphetamine intoxication, consistent with a person who abused drugs
The most significant news item for the police profession for all of 2011 may have been the Occupy movement
Properly deployed TASER probes will provide instant neuromuscular incapacitation — drive-stun is a pain-compliance tool, not an incapacitator in most circumstances
A woman blocked a McDonald’s drive-thru for 20 minutes after employees refused to serve her
Besides dispelling some persistent myths about the risk of prone positioning, Dr. Christine Hall feels that one study confirms the rarity of sudden in-custody death
A man wielding a meat cleaver reportedly threatened employees, lunged toward the sergeant
The ranger was trying to educate residents about the leash requirement, he said
Police successfully handcuff the man after an officer uses her TASER
Former deputy testified that suspect ignored commands to get down, show hands
Records indicate inmate was resisting officers and even spitting at them
Officers fired on a man who wouldn’t drop a weapon resembling a crowbar or an ax
Christopher Kenney, 24, had oustanding warrants and was being sought in connection with a string of burglaries and car thefts
The protest propelled the little-known Occupy movement at UC Davis into a rallying symbol with images of campus police Lt. using pepper spray widely circulated
The city of Minneapolis paid $75k in March 2010, plus $45k in attorney’s fees
Spokesman: A study examining Canadian police officers’ TASER use is “woefully out of touch” with the realities law enforcement faces
A school resource officer used his TASER to put an end to a schoolyard altercation between a 17-year-old and another student
The TSA says the device initially just appeared to be a flashlight
The Warrior Creed — credited to the late Dr. Robert Humphrey — offers concrete guidance for developing the habits of an Ethical Warrior in your daily life
Police responded to disorderly students outside a school and deployed a less-lethal device when one became unruly