Stun guns
New Technologies Protect Officers and Inmates
Medical Panel Issues Interim Findings on Stun Gun Safety
Product Evaluations: DKL LifeGuard and Myotron "Checkmate"
Alternatives to Bashing
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.
NIJ Journal Issue 261, October 2008
Research-based information that can help inform policy decisions and improve understanding of the criminal justice system.
Pepper Spray: Research Insights on Effects and Effectiveness Have Curbed Its Appeal
Conducted Energy Devices: Policies on Use Evolve to Reflect Research and Field Deployment Experience
Assessing the Safety of Conducted Energy Devices
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.