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Author Miller, Michael E.

Title Police Taser Utilization : the Effect of Policy Change.

Publication Info. El Paso : LFB Scholarly Pub. LLC, 2010.

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Description 1 online resource (183 pages).
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Series Criminal Justice: Recent Scholarship
Criminal justice (LFB Scholarly Publishing LLC)
Summary This work examines the effect of policy changes within the Use-of-Force Continuum on taser usage and officer's perceptions of taser effectiveness. Data from 890 encounters during two years were analyzed to examine how changes in policy have effected taser use. Findings support that after the change, the frequency of taser use decreased, while the levels of suspect resistance increased. The frequency and severity of suspect injuries did not change and the number of officers injured was unchanged. Officers perceived an increased risk of harm to themselves as a result of the change, but this was.
Bibliography Includes bibliographical references (pages 151-165) and index.
Contents Taser use by police : a continuing controversy -- A brief history of police use of force and summary of current research -- Examining taser use in one police agency -- Research study findings -- Conclusions and future implications.
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Subject Police -- United States -- Attitudes.
Police.
United States.
Stun guns -- United States.
Stun guns.
Police brutality -- United States.
Police brutality.
Genre/Form Electronic books.
Subject Police.
Other Form: Print version: 9781593323899
ISBN 9781593325589 (electronic book)
1593325584 (electronic book)
9781593326388
1593326386
9781593323899 (hardcover ; alkaline paper)