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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.
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 26, 2021 · New Jersey policing agencies have reported an average of 40 Taser deployments a year among law enforcement between 2013 and last year.
Law Enforcement Associates introduced their CED in March 2005. “TASER-proximate” death is the term the authors use to describe an incident where the suspect was struck with a TASER and subsequently died, but no definitive evidence exists to identify the TASER as the cause of death.
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 7, 2015 · On April 4, 2015, Walter L. Scott was shot by a police officer after a routine traffic stop in North Charleston, S.C. The officer, Michael T. Slager, initially attempted to use a Taser, and when the device either failed or was improperly used, the officer fired eight shots from his pistol, killing Scott.
Aug 23, 2017 · At least 442 wrongful death suits have been filed over fatalities that followed the use of a Taser, almost all since the stun guns began gaining widespread popularity with police in the early...
