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.
Continuum does not accurately describe police response options to resistance
This report is a hard read, but necessary for police leaders around the country
The restraint tool designed for de-escalation gives officers a new force avoidance option within the Use of Force Continuum
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
Police opened fire when one of two suspects pointed a gun at officers
Steamboat Springs police said they had to use a TASER on a horseback rider following a disturbance at a downtown bar
Commissioner: Police should be armed with TASERs
Hermino Espino, 20, drove his SUV into power pole, emergency vehicle, fire truck at nearly 60 mph with missing juvenile in tow
Departments could require that every update of TASER training also includes an update of empty hand techniques — including transition exercises back and forth between each
Photoshopped images of a UC-Davis cop who sprayed Occupy demonstrators circulate
Campus president plans an assessment of law enforcement procedures on all 10 University of California campuses
Last night’s show featured look at history of TASERs and controversial issues surrounding police training and deployment of the device
According to a police press release, the man needed medical attention but was acting erratically
A man allegedly stole a pistol that shoots plastic pellets; reportedly tried to rob two groups of people
Jail surveillance video shows the police officer, his wife and a CO choking and restraining a woman before TASERing her
The chemical compound is now illegal in Missouri
The officers said the dancers were blocking an exit as players and game officials were trying to leave
Witnesses told police that Chad Brothers, 32, of Troy, was acting strange when he arrived at the gym
The first officer to arrive reported the man threw things at him
Fayetteville police used a TASER on Michael Evans, 56
Man attacked a taco truck patron and was Tasered to no effect before being shot
