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Articles, Essays, Presentations

This area contains a current listing of articles, essays, and presentations from organizations regarding Less Lethal Technology.

OrganizationTitlePostingDateArticle DateAdditional Info
Law Enforcement Action Forum A DISCUSSION OF LESS LETHAL WEAPONS 02/17/2009 03/01/2003 Gene King, MML Loss Control Consultant
Police-The Voice of Service Less-Lethal Weapons 02/17/2009 01/01/2005  
NCJRS Use of Force by Police 02/17/2009 10/01/2000  
Centre for Conflict Resolution Non-Lethal Weapon Research Project 02/17/2009 03/11/2004  
University of Bradford Bradford Non-Lethal Weapons Research Project - Paper 1 02/17/2009 12/01/2006  
University of Bradford Bradford Non-Lethal Weapons Research Project - Paper 2 02/17/2009 03/01/2007  
University of Bradford Bradford Non-Lethal Weapons Research Project - Paper 3 02/17/2009 05/01/2007  
National Institute of Justice Pepper Spray’s Effects on a Subject's Ability to Breathe 02/17/2009 12/01/2001  
University of California, San Diego Medical Center Use-of-Force Continuum: A Debate - Gary Vilke 03/07/2008 07/29/2006  
US. Department of Justice Community Oriented Policing Services Use-of-Force Continuum: A Debate - John King 03/07/2008 07/29/2006 2006 COPS Conference Presentation
Law Enforcement Executive Forum Less Lethal Weapons for Law Enforcement: A Performance-Based Analysis 01/14/2008 01/14/2008 Charlie Mesloh, PhD; Ross Wolf, EdD; Mark Henych, PhD; Frank L. Thompson, MBA
National Law Enforcement and Corrections Technology Center, NIJ "Watering Down Less Lethal", OLETC: What’s New, TechBeat, Summer 2006 01/16/2007 08/01/2006  
Florida Department of Law Enforcement High Liability Conference 2005 - Taser Forum 12/19/2006 08/08/2005  
Police and Security News Force Continuums: Are They Still Needed? - P&SN vol. 22, iss. 1 - By John G. Peters, Jr., Ph.D. and Michael A. Brave, J.D. (PDF) 12/19/2006 01/01/2006 By John G. Peters, Jr., Ph.D. and Michael A. Brave, J.D. (PDF) 961 Kb
Police Chief Magazine Force Continuums: Three Questions - By John G. Peters Jr., Ph.D., John G. Peters Jr. & Associates, Las Vegas, Nevada, and Michael A. Brave, J.D., LAAW International Incorporated 12/19/2006 01/01/2006 January 2006
Florida Department of Law Enforcement Less Than Lethal Options Training Overview (presentation) - By Sgt. Richard Gentry 12/19/2006 03/29/2005 (PDF) 1.64 Mb
Police and Security News Highlights from the 2006 TASER Conference - By John G. Peters, Jr., Ph.D., CLS - (PDF) 2.2 Mb 12/19/2006 07/01/2006 (PDF) 2.2 Mb
Police Chief Magazine Long Beach, California: Less-lethal Weaponry Case Study - By Chief Anthony W. Batts and Sergeant Susanne Steiner, Long Beach Police Department, California, and Data Collection and Analysis by Lieutenant John Lembi, Long Beach Police Department, California 12/19/2006 09/01/2006  
Police and Security News Sudden Death, "Excited" Delirium, and Issues of Force: Part II - Electronic Control Devices - By John G. Peters, Jr., M.B.A., Ph.D., CLS - vol. 22, iss. 3 12/19/2006 05/01/2006  
FBI Law Enforcment Bulletin Use of Force, Civil Litigation, and the Taser: One Agency’s Experience By STEVE HOUGLAND, Ph.D., CHARLIE MESLOH, Ph.D., and MARK HENYCH, Ph.D. (March 2005, Volume 74, Number 3) 11/28/2006 03/01/2005 Current public policy requires officers in the field to use the minimum amount of force necessary to effect an arrest or quell a disturbance. However, even when such uses of force are ruled justifiable, they still, nonetheless, are subject to litigation,
National Institute of Justice Less Lethal Technology Portfolio - By John Morgan PhD (333 Kb) 10/07/2006 05/26/2005  
Fargo, ND Police Department Use of Tasers by the Fargo Police Department 10/07/2006 01/01/2006  
Defense Update Magazine Less Than Lethal & Directed Energy Weapons 10/07/2006 01/01/2005 Year 2005 Issue: 1
National Law Enforcement and Corrections Technology Center (NLECTC) Attribute-Based Evaluation (ABE): Evaluation Less-Than-Lethal (LTL) Technology 10/07/2006 10/01/2001  
National Law Enforcement and Corrections Technology Center (NLECTC) Big Bang and Flash with Less-Than-Lethal (LTL) 10/07/2006 06/01/2003  
Society for Academic Emergency Medicine A Retrospective Case Series Describing the Injury Pattern of the Advanced M26 TASER in Multnomah County, Oregon (Abstract) 10/07/2006 05/01/2004 John G. McManus, Tom Forsyth, Robert W. Hawks and Jon Jui, Oregon Health & Science University: Portland, OR. Academic Emergency Medicine Volume 11, Number 5 587
Americans for Effective Law Enforcement (AELE) The Taser° – a visual aid presentation 10/07/2006 01/01/2004 by Eric Edwards, Phoenix Police Dept. - International Association of Chiefs of Police 2004 Conference Papers, Legal Officers Section
Geneva Forum "Non-Lethal" Weapons: Emerging Technologies and their Consequences for International Law 10/07/2006 03/11/2004  
Technology Review Online Less Lethal Weapons: Are they honorable or horrible? We don't yet know 10/07/2006 05/16/2004 By Richard A. Muller mirrored from Technology Review Online Technology for Presidents
Sound and Vibration Magazine Acoustic Noise as a Non-Lethal Weapon 10/07/2006 10/01/2004 Roman Vinokur, Wieland Associates, California; SOUND AND VIBRATION/OCTOBER 2004 (770 Mb)
University of Virginia Human Effects of Non-lethal Force in Field Settings 10/07/2006 11/15/2004 Dr. Viktor Bovbjerg, University of Virginia, Presentation at NTAR VI – November 15, 2004
University of Chicago Clinical Sequelae Manifested in Electrical Shock Survivors 10/07/2006 11/15/2004 Dr. Raphael Lee, University of Chicago, Presentation at NTAR VI – November 15, 2004 (3.59 Mb)
Old Dominion University Crowd Reactions to Sublethal Weapons: Universal Triggers for Crowd Violence 10/07/2006 11/15/2004 Dr. James Bliss, Old Dominion University, Presentation at NTAR VI – November 17, 2004
Air Force Research Laboratory Effectiveness & Health Effects of Electro-Muscular Incapacitating Devices 10/07/2006 11/16/2004 James R. Jauchem, PhD, Air Force Research Laboratory, Presentation at NTAR VI – November 16, 2004 (3.14 Mb)
Anacapa Sciences A Survey of US Law Enforcement Crowd and Less-Lethal Weapon Experiences 10/07/2006 11/17/2004 Dr. Michael Silver, Anacapa Sciences, Presentation at NTAR VI – November 17, 2004 (453 Kb)
Law Enforcement Executive Forum TASER and Less Lethal Weapons: An Exploratory Analysis of Deployments and Effectiveness 10/07/2006 01/01/2005 Mesloh, et al, Law Enforcement Executive Forum, 2005 5(5) pp. 67-79 (249 Kb)
Police Chief Magazine Chief's Counsel: Electronic Control Weapons: Liability Issues 10/07/2006 02/01/2005 By Randy Means, Attorney at Law, Thomas and Means, LLP, and Eric Edwards, Lieutenant and Legal Advisor, Phoenix Police Department, and Executive Director, Arizona Association of Chiefs of Police
Potomac Institute for Policy Studies Efficacy and safety of stun devices 10/07/2006 03/29/2005 McBride, Dennis K.; Tedder, Natalie B.; Potomac Institute for Policy Studies; March 29, 2005 (349 KB)
Bradford Non-Lethal Weapons Research Project (BNLWRP) Research Report No. 7 10/07/2006 05/01/2005 Neil Davison, Nick Lewer, Centre for Conflict Resolution, Department of Peace Studies, University of Bradford (417 Kb)
Bradford Non-Lethal Weapons Research Project (BNLWRP) Non-Lethal Weapons Areas of Concern, Presentation to the 3rd European Symposium on Non-Lethal Weapons 10/07/2006 05/10/2005 10-12 May 2005, Stadthalle Ettlingen, Ettlingen, Germany (93 KB)
National Law Enforcement and Corrections Technology Center (NLECTC) Guidelines for Electro-Muscular Disruption Technology (EMDT) 10/07/2006 10/01/2005  
RAPPAPORT Institute for Greater Boston Kennedy School of Government, Harvard University Policy Brief: Crowd Control That Can Kill: Can American Police Get a Grip on Their New, "Less-Lethal" Weapons Before They Kill Again? 10/07/2006 10/24/2005 By Christopher Stone, Kennedy School of Government, Brian Buchner and Scott Dash, Police Assessment Resource Center - PB-2005-6
Bradford Non-Lethal Weapons Research Project (BNLWRP) Non-Lethal Weapons: Saving Lives? - But Still Serious Areas of Concern 10/07/2006 10/26/2006 Presentation, Dr. Nick Lewer, Mr. Neil Davison, Jane's 8th Annual Less Lethal Weapons Conference
US Department of Defense (DOD) Non-Lethal Laser Weapon Halts Aggressors 10/07/2006 11/01/2005 By Eva D. Blaylock / Air Force Research Laboratory Directed Energy Directorate Public Affairs
Social Science Research Network (SSRN) Does the Availability of Effective Non-Lethal Weapons Make the Use of Firearms in Defense Unlawful? Does it Mean the Rise of NLW Cowboys? 10/07/2006 11/08/2005 Robinson, Paul H., (November 8, 2005). Available at SSRN: http://ssrn.com/abstract=844389
Defense Industry Daily Metal Storm Wins Phase II SBIR Awards from Pentagon 10/07/2006 01/20/2006  
DefenseTech.org Shocking Shotgun: Stuns Quail, Too? 10/07/2006 02/14/2006  
City of San Marcos, TX Police Department Use of Force Report – 2005 10/07/2006 02/21/2006  
Bradford Non-Lethal Weapons Research Project (BNLWRP) Research Report No. 8 10/07/2006 03/07/2006 Neil Davison, Nick Lewer, Centre for Conflict Resolution, Department of Peace Studies, University of Bradford (612 Kb)
FBI Law Enforcement Bulletin Deaths During Police Intervention 10/07/2006 04/01/2006 By Richard Parent, PhD. FBI Law Enforcement Bulletin, April 2006 Volume 75 Number 4 (ISSN-0014-5688)
Heritage Foundation The Viability of Directed-Energy Weapons 10/07/2006 04/28/2006 by Alane Kochems and Andrew Gudgel, Backgrounder #1931- The Heritage Foundation Policy Research and Analysis
Journal of Testing and Evaluation (JTE) Evaluation of the FN 303 Less Lethal Projectile 10/07/2006 06/05/2008 By Mesloh CT, Thompson LF, (Proof Copy) Journal of Testing and Evaluation, Vol. 34, No. 6, Paper ID: JTE100134; DOI: 10.1520/JTE100134 (55 Kb)

 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 


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