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As popular as the TASER has become as a less-lethal option for officers, it is hard to imagine that it was mostly rejected by law enforcement.
- Robert Bowling
spiked in March 2010. Use-of-force incidents involving Tasers rose sharply as well. In late 2012, use-of-force incidents involving Tasers fell rather abruptly. Shortly prior to that time, CPD purchased a new model of Taser and required officers to become certified in its use (Hinkel 2017).
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Apr 7, 2015 · A 2011 study by the U.S. Department of Justice’s National Institute of Justice, “Police Use of Force, Tasers and Other Less-Lethal Weapons,” examines the effectiveness and health outcomes of incidents involving CEDs (conducted energy devices), the most common of which is the Taser.
The first TASER conducted energy weapon was introduced in 1993 as a less-lethal force option for police to use to subdue belligerent or fleeing suspects, who would have otherwise been subjected to more lethal force options such as firearms.
Aug 7, 2023 · The dataset used in this analysis consisted of 11,176 use of force incidents involving one officer and one member of the public that occurred between April 2017 – March 2018, in 16 participating police agencies in England and Wales, where officers had indicated they were carrying TASER.
Apr 13, 2021 · The officer who shot him, Cpl. Matt Zimmerman, a 33-year veteran of the force, was trained and certified only once –11 years earlier – on how to use the Taser, despite a 2007 department policy ...
Apr 26, 2021 · New Jersey policing agencies have reported an average of 40 Taser deployments a year among law enforcement between 2013 and last year.
