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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.

Officer Safety
Bringing back ‘the carotid’
Using the Bilateral Vascular Restraint (BVR), it takes very little pressure to cause the desired result — compliance — in an otherwise noncompliant subject
July 17, 2012 01:16 PM
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Chuck Joyner
Staying sharp: An inside look at the TASER Training Academy
Keep your skills sharp at the TASER Training Academy Master Instructor Course — trainers, that means you, too
July 17, 2012 10:59 AM
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Ken Hardesty
Body Cameras
Video evidence: Conflict and controversy
June 28, 2012 12:17 PM
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Capt. Greg Meyer (ret.)
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First lawsuit against TASER goes to trial
November 30, 2005 01:02 PM
Personal chemical munitions: Are they gone with the electronic wind?
November 30, 2005 09:57 AM
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Major Steve Ijames (ret.)
Leaders call for reduced TASER use
November 28, 2005 08:58 AM
Suspects fight, N.C. police use TASERs
November 23, 2005 03:58 AM
Calif. police cleared in TASER death
November 22, 2005 11:22 AM
Jury finds S.C. elderly woman shot with stun guilty of misdemeanors
November 18, 2005 03:56 AM
Marchers protest inmate TASER death
November 13, 2005 10:47 AM
New reports stress TASER’s safety and effectiveness
November 12, 2005 12:14 AM
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Force Science
TASER to offer stun gun cameras
November 06, 2005 08:50 AM
Texas officers won’t be charged in pepper spray death
November 02, 2005 04:50 AM
Hundreds arrested in Wis. as police raid Halloween celebration
October 30, 2005 10:33 AM
TASER profit dips as revenue declines 38 percent
October 26, 2005 05:54 AM
Flash Bang 101
October 21, 2005 08:41 AM
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Major Steve Ijames (ret.)
LE group issues recommendations for use of TASER stun guns
October 19, 2005 01:24 PM
Fla. bill limits police stun gun usage
October 17, 2005 01:15 PM
Report: Law enforcement agencies need tighter restrictions on TASERs
October 06, 2005 11:09 AM
Murder convict released in latest twist in NY Mafia cops case
September 30, 2005 05:51 AM
Boston police plan show of force during Red Sox-Yankees series
September 30, 2005 05:39 AM
I have seen the light
September 28, 2005 08:46 AM
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Major Steve Ijames (ret.)
SEC now formally investigating TASER
September 27, 2005 09:51 AM
Documents released in fatal Boston Red Sox shooting
September 21, 2005 05:47 AM
Calif. sheriff under fire for tear gassing during Mexican independence day
September 20, 2005 05:38 AM
No criminal charges against officers in Boston Red Sox shooting
September 12, 2005 02:04 PM
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Less Lethal
In defense of the 12-gauge bean bag round
The 12-gauge bean bag is an extended range impact projectile system that has been proven safe and effective in numerous police officer/suspect encounters
August 25, 2005 05:36 AM
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Major Steve Ijames (ret.)
Ten guidelines for use of TASERs in simulated training environments
June 28, 2005 12:02 PM
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Lt. Raymond E. Foster, LAPD (ret.)
Little Bang Theory: Mechanical processes that enhance safe and effective NFDD use
June 27, 2005 11:37 AM
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Major Steve Ijames (ret.)
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Less Lethal
Mitigating the danger of bean bags and other impact rounds
The answer is found not in the bean bag rounds themselves, but in the manner in which they are used
May 31, 2005 12:42 PM
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Major Steve Ijames (ret.)
Boston Investigation: Police Errors Led to Student’s Death at Celebration
May 26, 2005 05:31 AM
TASER today: Controversy, credibility & control considerations
May 11, 2005 12:17 PM
Lessons Learned: Pepper-sprayed California protesters awarded $1 each by jury
May 04, 2005 11:03 AM
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Dave Young
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