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Perspectives on Less Lethal Technology by groups or individuals with an interest in the application of the technology within law enforcement.

OrganizationTitlePostingDateArticle DateAdditional Info
N/A Police Service Dogs And The Use Of Force Continuum 03/05/2009 N/A  
  The Risks Associated with Utilizing Less-Lethal Weapons 03/05/2009 N/A  
AELE USE-OF-FORCE TACTICS AND NON-LETHAL WEAPONRY 02/06/2009 N/A  
American Civil Liberties Union of Massachusetts LESS LETHAL FORCE Proposed Standards for Massachusetts Law Enforcement Agencies 02/04/2009 N/A  
SCIENCE, TECHNOLOGY AND THE CBW REGIMES Non-lethal technologies-an overview 02/04/2009 N/A Nick LEWER and Neil DAVISON
City of Houston, Texas Conducted Energy Device Program Performance Audit 01/12/2009 09/08/2008 http://www.houstontx.gov/controller/auditmain.html
Canadian Police Research Centre Bibliography of Selected Resources on OC Spray and Other Chemical Irritants (TM-03-2007E) 01/12/2009 04/01/2007  
Canadian Police Research Centre Excited Delirium and its Correlation to Sudden and Unexpected Death Proximal to Restraint (TR-02-2005) 01/12/2009 09/01/2004  
ASTM International Modular 12 Gauge Shotgun Beanbag Accuracy Study, Journal of Testing and Evaluation, Vol. 36, No. 5 08/20/2008 05/31/2008 By Charlie Mesloh, Frank Thompson, Brandon Wargo, Komaal Collie, and Christopher Berry
Law Enforcement Executive Forum Journal Cumulative Force Factor: Examining Resultant Suspect and Officer Injuries 08/20/2008 07/31/2008 By Ross Wolf, Charlie Mesloh, Mark Henych
National Institute of Justice A Qualitative & Quantitative Analysis of Conducted Energy Devices: TASER X26 vs. Stinger S200 05/30/2008 05/01/2008 A report to the National Institute of Justice
Prepared by the International Association of Chiefs of Police Protecting Civil Rights: A Leadership Guide for State, Local, and Tribal Law Enforcement 03/07/2008 09/27/2006  
Police Executive Research Forum (PERF) Conducted Energy Devices: Development of Standards for Consistency and Guidance by James M. Cronin Joshua A. Ederheimer 03/07/2008 12/01/2006  
Police Practice and Research: An International Journal Barks or Bites? The Impact of Training on Police Canine Force Outcomes - Charlie Mesloh 01/22/2008 09/01/2006 Police Practice and Research, Vol. 7, No. 4, September 2006, pp. 323–335
Texas Youth Commission (TYC) Texas Youth Commission Blue Ribbon Task Force Report: Transforming Juvenile Justice In Texas: A Framework For Action 09/17/2007 09/13/2007 David W. Springer, Ph.D., Chair
The Force Science Research Center A look at San Jose PD's new excited delirium protocol 06/12/2007 06/11/2007 From Force Science News provided by The Force Science Research Center
Oregon Daily Emerald Eugene police Taser program could reduce wrongful deaths By: Emerald Editorial Board 05/21/2007 05/04/2007  
Florida Department of Law Enforcement, Bureau of Professional Development An Overview Of Electronic Control Devices And Their Use In Florida (256 Kb) 12/01/2006 05/01/2006 By Paulette H. Simms
Autonomedical Collective Pepperspray, CS, & Other "Less-Lethal " Weapons, v2.1 (1.06 Mb) 11/28/2006 N/A CONTENTS: Pepperspray: p.2-9, 14-15; CS/CN: p.10-16; Other Gas Types: p. 12; Rubber Bullets: p.19-21; Concussion Grenades: p.22; Fear: p.24; Tasers: p.18; Protective Measures: p.26-27; Chemical Data Table: p.30; Risk Groups: p.14-15; Asthma: p.14; When to
Amnesty International Canada Excessive and lethal force? (AI Index: AMR 20/002/2004) 11/28/2006 11/30/2004 Amnesty International’s concerns about deaths and ill-treatment involving police use of tasers
County of Santa Cruz California The Taser: Don’t Be Shocked 11/28/2006 01/01/2006 The 2005-2006 Grand Jury looked at the use of the Taser by local law enforcement agencies, focusing on established policy and training.
AlterNet Death by Taser: The Killer Alternative to Guns 11/21/2006 11/18/2006 By Silja J.A. Talvi, In These Times
Weapon Systems Technology Information Analysis Center (WSTIAC) Information Resources: Non-Lethal Weapons - Related Web Links Directory 10/07/2006 03/01/2005  
Stanford Criminal Justice Center Use Of Tasers By Law Enforcement Agencies: Guidelines And Recommendations 10/07/2006 03/01/2005 Prepared For The City Of Mountain View Human Relations Commission By The Stanford Criminal Justice Center
Stanford Criminal Justice Center Appendix To SCJC Report: Additional Case Law 10/07/2006 03/01/2005 Appendix to Use Of Tasers By Law Enforcement Agencies: Guidelines And Recommendations
Police Policy Studies Council (PPSC) Law Enforcement Forums: Less-Lethal and Less-Than-Lethal Force Options 10/07/2006 01/01/2006 Threads in Forum : Less-Lethal and Less-Than-Lethal Force Options (on-going)
National Tactical Officer Association (NTOA) National Tactical Officer Association (NTOA) national less lethal database 10/07/2006 01/01/2006 The NTOA is only collecting data, not making evaluations of incidents reported.
National Clearinghouse for Science, Technology & the Law at Stetson University College of Law (NCSTL) NCSTL database 10/07/2006 01/01/2006 The NCSTL free database of bibliographic records to information in over 30 topics related to the intersection of law, science and technology - Law Enforcement Technology: Vehicles & Personal Equipment contains resources relating to less than lethal force.
Miami, FL Police Department Recommended Response To Resistance Matrix 10/07/2006 01/01/2006  
Memphis, TN Police Department Memphis PD Crisis Intervention Team (CIT) "Memphis Model" 10/07/2006 01/01/2004 a community partnership working with mental health consumers and family members
GlobalSecurity.org Non-Lethal Weapons 10/07/2006 01/01/2001 Non-Lethal Weapons - explanations plus links to *Active Denial Technology, *Accoustic Weapons, *High-power microwave (HPM), *M5 Crowd Control Munitions, *M84 Stun Grenade, *M1012 12-Gauge Cartridge, *M1006 Sponge Round (Point), *M1029 Crowd Dispersal Cart
Federation of American Scientists, Chemical and Biological Arms Control Program "Non-Lethal" Chemical and Biological Weapons - links to documents 10/07/2006 04/02/2005  
Campaign Against The Taser (CATT) Campaign Against The Taser Stun Gun website 10/07/2006 01/01/2006 taser related links and information
American Civil Liberties Union (ACLU) of Massachusetts LESS LETHAL FORCE: Proposed Standards for Massachusetts Law Enforcement Agencies (45 pages) 10/07/2006 01/01/2005  
Airline Pilots Security Alliance (APSA) The APSA position on Non-Lethal Weapons 10/07/2006 01/01/2002 (Actual article date unknown)
RAND Corporation Nonlethal Options: Failures and Futures 10/07/2006 01/01/2001 by Lieutenant Sid Heal, Los Angeles County Sheriff’s Department (Appendix F of The City's Many Faces: Proccedings of the RAND Arroyo-MCWL-J8 UWG Urban Operations Conference, April 13-14, 1999)
Jaffee Center for Strategic Studies (JCSS) Tel Aviv University Ro'i Ben-Horin: Non-Lethal Weapons Theory, Practice, and what Lies Between: Strategic Assessment. January 2001; Volume 3, No. 4 10/07/2006 01/01/2001  
Sunshine Project A Peek Inside the Joint Non-Lethal Weapons Directorate - Map and Fact Sheet 10/07/2006 09/01/2002  
Omega Foundation Future Sub-Lethal, Incapacitating & Paralysing Technologies 10/07/2006 10/25/2002 Dr Steve Wright, Director of the Omega Foundation (27 pages)
Federation of American Scientists Riot Control Agents and the Chemical Weapons Convention 10/07/2006 05/01/2003 Barbara Hatch Rosenberg, FAS Working Group on Biological and Chemical Weapons, For the Open Forum on Challenges to the Chemical Weapons Ban, The Peace Palace, The Hague, 1 May 2003 (13 Kb)
Eastern Michigan University Kinetic Impact Munitions And Taser Guns: Two Less Lethal Weapons Options For The Wayne County Airport Police Department 10/07/2006 09/19/2003 Prepared by: Executive Lieutenant Patrick Driscoll, Wayne County Airport Police Department, Romulus, MI - SCHOOL OF POLICE STAFF AND COMMAND Eastern Michigan University Ypsilanti, Michigan September 19, 2003 (82 KB)
Sandia National Laboratories Less-than-lethal "Flashbang" Diversionary Device 10/07/2006 11/01/2003 Bender, et al (SAND2003-4045) (632 Kb)
E-LABS, Inc Performance Characterization Study: Noise Flash Diversionary Devices (NFDDs): Final Report 10/07/2006 06/01/2004 Document No. 205642 This project was supported by Award No. 2002-DT-CS-K001 awarded by the National Institute of Justice, Office of Justice Programs (31 pages)
International Society for Optical Engineering (SPIE) Smart white-light dazzler 10/07/2006 09/01/2004 by Timothy D. Upton, Jacques E. Ludman and David W. Watt. Proceedings of SPIE Volume 5403 (Abstract. Fee for full text)
Amnesty International UNITED STATES OF AMERICA Excessive and lethal force? 10/07/2006 11/01/2004 Amnesty International's concerns about deaths and ill-treatment involving police use of tasers (AMR 51/139/2004) (94 pages)
United Nations Institute for Disarmament Research (UNDIR) Non-lethal technologies-an overview 10/07/2006 01/01/2005 By Nick LEWER and Neil DAVISON, Published in Disarmament Forum, Science, technology and the CBW regimes 2005 no. 1 pp. 36 - 51 (142 KB)
New Atlantis Shooting Not to Kill: America’s Development and Use of Non-Lethal Weapons 10/07/2006 01/01/2005 The New Atlantis, Number 9, Summer 2005, pp. 116-119.
Austin Spokescouncil An Analysis of the APD (Austin, TX Police Department) Taser report to City Council on 4-7-05 10/07/2006 04/07/2005 This report by Stan Knee, with supporting remarks by two medical doctors, was given in response to a request made by City Council six weeks prior.
Stern Commission Stern Commission Report 10/07/2006 05/25/2005 Commission Investigating the Death of Victoria Snelgrove - Appointed by Boston Police Commissioner Kathleen M. O'Toole (55 pages)
Sandia National Laboratories Team investigates Active Denial System for security applications 10/07/2006 06/30/2005 The DOE Office of Security and Safety Performance Assurance (SSA) is exploring the potential to use directed energy weapons technology sponsored by the Department of Defense (DoD), named Active Denial Technology (ADT), to help protect DOE nuclear assets.
Municipal Research and Services Center of Washington (MRSP) Taser Devices and Other Electro-shock Weapons 10/07/2006 06/01/2005 This page provides general information about the use of tasers and stunguns by law enforcement personnel and lists Washington local government provisions governing the possession and use of these devices by persons other than law enforcement officers.
Columbus, OH Police Department Six Month Taser Study Report 10/07/2006 07/05/2005 Sergeant Brian A. Bruce #5303, Defensive Tactics Unit to James G. Jackson, Chief of Police (10 pages)
Suffolk County, MA District Attorney's Office Investigation into the Death of Victoria Snelgrove and Other Uses of the FN303 on Lansdowne Street on October 20-21, 2004 10/07/2006 09/12/2005 Suffolk County District Attorney's Office investigation into the death of Victoria Snelgrove
American Civil Liberties Union (ACLU) of Northern California STUN GUN FALLACY:How the Lack of Taser Regulation Endangers Lives 10/07/2006 09/01/2005  
National Alliance on Mental Illness (NAMI) Evaluation Report of NAMI CIT (Crisis Intervention Team) Implementation at the Androscoggin County (Maine) Jail 10/07/2006 12/31/2005  
Amnesty International USA Amnesty International’s continuing concerns about taser use 10/07/2006 03/01/2006  
Bradford Non-Lethal Weapons Research Project (BNLWRP) Electrical stun weapons: alternative to lethal force or a compliance tool? 10/07/2006 01/01/2006 January 2006, Nick Lewer and Neil Davison (35 KB)
Fresno, CA Police Department Reportable Response Resistance Project, First Quarter 2006 10/07/2006 04/01/2006 reportable force used by officers chart on page 17 (4.17 Mb)
Amnesty International USA: Renewed call for suspension as taser-related deaths pass 150 mark 10/07/2006 03/28/2006  
Campaign Against The Taser (CATT) Media Statement For Immediate Release: Campaign Against The Taser Stun Gun launched 10/07/2006 05/12/2006 Concerned community groups and individuals have banded together to oppose Police plans to introduce the American-made Taser stun gun into New Zealand policing operations.
Psychiatric Services Police Use of the Taser With People With Mental Illness in Crisis 10/07/2006 06/01/2006 By Mark R. Munetz, Antonia Fitzgerald, and Lt. Michael Woody (fee applies)
American Civil Liberties Union (ACLU) In Wake of Death, ACLU of Rhode Island Calls For Moratorium on Police "Stun Gun" Use 10/07/2006 08/21/2006  
American Civil Liberties Union (ACLU) of Kentucky ACLU of Kentucky Asks LMPD to Halt Use of Tasers Pending Further Study 10/07/2006 09/06/2006 September 6, 2006 Press Release, Letter to LMPD (PDF, 91 Kb)

 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 


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