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.
Interactions with suspects can go from calm to violent within seconds, and officers need multiple tools to respond to varying levels of non-compliance
Reflex Protect Presidia Gel doesn’t spread once sprayed, and its effects can be easily reversed once compliance is achieved for quicker relief to the suspect and a quicker return to duty for the officer
A look at some of the reforms police agencies and cities have implemented
The boy threw a violent tantrum at his elementary school and tried to stab officers with a piece of wooden wall trim
The DeKalb Police Internal Review Board has already cleared the officers of wrongdoing in the death
Tactical teams have to recognize and adequately address the potential dangers of flashbang devices
Man had soaked himself in gasoline during a domestic dispute and caught fire when he was hit with the ECD
Woman was throwing items at car windows, according to the police report
Appeared to be surrendering before he rolled over and began tussling with St. Petersburg Officer Jeffrey Yaslowitz in the attic
Focusing on Risk/Benefit Analysis and the ways in which we train can help police trainers more safely replicate circumstances officers are likely to face on the street
Had the San Francisco Police Commission voted ‘no’ it would have all but killed any future action on the matter
Police later learned that he had been smoking hallucinogenic psilocybin mushrooms, also known as magic mushrooms
The suspect stabbed another man 159 times with a pocketknife
In England, most officers do not carry firearms, except those that protect VIPs, including the royal family
A spokesperson has condemned the officer’s actions, calling them “disgraceful, completely unacceptable and shocking”
TASER credits their product with saving lives by providing cops with a less-lethal option when confronting criminals
TASER may have been better than pepper spray or beanbag shots, which are useless against pain-averse suspects
A member of the SWAT team threw a flash grenade inside the home just before the fire broke out
Says he was just trying to help at the scene of a car wreck near his house
Findings from a Force Science Institute study reveal that even before the object coming into view can be recognized as a gun, a shot is off
A live suspect lying prone with one or both hands hidden under his body poses a potential threat because of his possible access to a concealed weapon
The NAACP presented statistics from Oakland authorities on 45 officer-involved shootings from 2004 to 2008, one-third of which were fatal and 37 victims were black
Examiner said he died of cardiopulmonary arrest, had acute methamphetamine intoxication and likely had excited delirium
Laser Energetics’ laser optical distracter gives officers a solid method for suppression and control
Female suspect resisted and knocked a TASER prong into the officer’s pinkie before it was discharged
The less-lethal device went off during the struggle and shocked both men
The Americans with Disabilities Act of 1990 stipulates that cops must make “reasonable accommodations” to the known physical limitations of a suspect
Says the suspect had troubled history with law enforcement since the 80s
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