Stun guns
New Technologies Protect Officers and Inmates
Alternatives to Bashing
Product Evaluations: DKL LifeGuard and Myotron "Checkmate"
Medical Panel Issues Interim Findings on Stun Gun Safety
Conducted Energy Devices: Policies on Use Evolve To Reflect Research and Field Deployment Experience
NIJ Journal Issue No. 261
Are CEDs Safe and Effective?
Thousands of law enforcement agencies throughout the United States have adopted conducted energy devices (CEDs) as a safe method to subdue individuals, but are these devices really safe? What policies should agencies adopt to ensure the proper use of this technology? This NIJ Conference Panel discusses the physiological effects of electrical current in the human body caused by CEDs, as well as how this technology can reduce injuries to officers and suspects when appropriate policies and training are followed.
Final Findings From the Expert Panel on the Safety of Conducted Energy Devices
In its final report, an expert panel of medical professionals concludes that the use of conducted energy devices by police officers on healthy adults does not present a high risk of death or serious injury.
Police Use of Force: The Impact of Less-Lethal Weapons and Tactics
Police Use of Force: The Impact of Less-Lethal Weapons and Tactics
Study suggests that less-lethal weapons decrease rates of injuries.