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International Perspectives

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OrganizationTitlePostingDateArticle DateAdditional Info
Amnesty International 'Less than Lethal' The use of stun weapons in the US law enforcement 02/05/2009 12/01/2008  
Standing Committee on Public Safety and National Secruity STUDY OF THE CONDUCTIVE ENERGY WEAPON TASER 02/04/2009 06/01/2008 Garry Breitkreuz, MP Chair
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 CPRC Survey of Canadian Police Service on OC Spray Experience (TM-03-2004) 01/12/2009 10/31/2004  
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  
Enfield Independent. Investigation into claims man was Tasered eight times By Paul Dicken 12/21/2007 12/19/2007  
Fairfax Media Taser shouldn't be rushed - committee By KIM RUSCOE 12/21/2007 12/20/2007  
The Sackville Tribune Post Concerns arise in community over taser use By KATIE TOWER 12/21/2007 12/19/2007  
The Globe and Mail Winnipeg police shoot man dead after taser fails By JOE FRIESEN 12/21/2007 12/19/2007  
The Edmonton Journal Mountie version of Taser incident a 'whitewash' By Richard Warnica 12/21/2007 12/19/2007  
Vancouver Sun RCMP tweak Taser policy By Jonathan Fowlie 12/21/2007 12/14/2007  
THE CANADIAN PRESS RCMP watchdog to recommend changes on Taser use as controversy rages By Jim Bronskill And Sue Bailey 12/21/2007 12/11/2007  
The Guardian Police accused of firing Taser into head of innocent man By Robert Booth 12/21/2007 12/18/2007  
CBC News Quebec restricts police use of stun guns 12/21/2007 12/20/2007  
Canada.com Eye-catching new Taser sparks controversy - David Schwartz, Reuters 08/16/2007 08/15/2007  
Home Office Police Scientific Development Branch Update on Electrical Devices as Less Lethal Options 03/30/2007 06/01/2001  
Northern Ireland Office Patten Report: Recommendations 69 And 70 Relating To Public Order Equipment: A Research Programme Into Alternative Policing Approaches Towards The Management Of Conflict 11/28/2006 11/28/2006 This is the fourth report prepared by the steering group led by the Northern Ireland Office, in consultation with the Association of Chief Police officers
Northern Ireland Office Patten Report Phase 5: Recommendations 69 And 70 Relating To Public Order Equipment: A Research Programme Into Alternative Policing Approaches Towards The Management Of Conflict 11/28/2006 09/01/2006 This is the fifth report prepared by the UK steering group led by the Northern Ireland Office, in consultation with the Association of Chief Police Officers
New Zealand Health Technology Assessment (NZHTA) Broadstock, M. What is the safety of "pepper spray" use by law enforcement or mental health 11/28/2006 09/01/2002 ISBN 1-877235-39-3; ISSN 1175-7884
Northern Ireland Prison Service (NIPS) Policy And Guidance For The Operational Deployment Of Pava Hand- Held Personal Incapacitant Spray 11/28/2006 09/11/2006 CONTENTS: Introduction; Authority; Legislation; Procedures for Deployment; Aftercare of Subjects Who Have Been Sprayed; Follow-up Procedures; Training and Use; Storage and Administration; Risk Assessment and Reporting form (914/po/sec/im/c+r)
Yorkshire Post Force seeking inclusion in pilot scheme on Taser stun guns 11/22/2006 11/21/2006 By Simon Bristow, HUMBERSIDE Police is bidding to become one of several forces across England and Wales to be granted increased use of Taser "stun guns" in a pilot scheme.
London Metropolitan Police Authority (MPA) Documents pertaining to Less Lethal Weapons 10/07/2006 10/07/2006  
International Law Enforcement Forum Less Lethal Database 10/07/2006 10/07/2006 The International Less Lethal Weapons Database provides convenient online access to original source information regarding less lethal weapons and technologies. This Database is currently only available to Government, Military, Law Enforcement and Research
Defence Science and Technology Laboratory (DSTL) Shoot to Stun 10/07/2006 01/01/2001 Dstl biomedical expertise is guiding the evaluation of ‘less lethal’ weapons being considered by the Government, against a backdrop of unrest in Northern Ireland and increasing public disorder and violence on the UK mainland.
Austrailian Government Australian Institute of Criminology Non-lethal incapacitation 10/07/2006 01/01/2000 by Robert Hamdorf, Chief Superintendent, Deputy Director, National Police Research Unit, Adelaide, South Australia
Acronym Institute for Disarmament Diplomacy North Atlantic Treaty Organisation (NATO) Press Statement on Non-Lethal Weapons 10/07/2006 01/01/2000 (Disarmament Diplomacy Issue No. 40) October 13, 1999.
European Working Group on Non-Lethal Weapons European Working Group on Non-Lethal Weapons 10/07/2006 03/01/2000  
Police Complaints Authority UK CS Spray: Increasing Public Safety? 10/07/2006 03/01/2000 Report on CS spray being an asset to safer policing (ISBN 0-9533157-4-6)
Great Britain Home Office Scientific Development Branch Less Lethal Technologies - Initial Prioritisation and Evaluation 10/07/2006 12/01/2001 Police Scientific Development Branch (Publication No 12/01)
New Zealand Police Executive Summary: Use of force review: A strategic evaluation of the New Zealand Police position concerning the use of force when responding to potentially violent situations 10/07/2006 12/01/2001 A review of best practice, policy and training
Norwegian Defence Research Establishment (FFI) Non-Lethal Weapons For Peacekeeping Operations 10/07/2006 01/01/2002 by Reza Rahimi, Odd Harry Arnesen, Steinar Høibråten and Halvor Kippe
Great Britain Home Office Scientific Development Branch Evaluation of Taser Devices - Declassified 10/07/2006 01/01/2002 Police Scientific Development Branch (PSDB) (Publication No 9/02)
Parliament of Australia Capsicum Spray: The Record to Date 10/07/2006 02/01/2002 Research Note ISSN 1328-8016
London Metropolitan Police Authority (MPA) Committee Report: Introduction of the 'Baton Gun' weapon system as a 'less lethal' option 10/07/2006 06/27/2002 This report provides details of how the MPS intends to introduce the baton gun, and baton round, as a 'less lethal' option in self defence, arrest and restraint scenarios.
Great Britain Home Office Police Code of Practice on Police use of Firearms and Less Lethal Weapons 10/07/2006 03/01/2003  
Council on Foreign Relations DEFENSE: Non-lethal Weapons 10/07/2006 02/27/2004 Esther Pan, Staff Writer
The Age Lethal weapon 10/07/2006 03/26/2004 By Jordan Baker; Variable lethality enforcement (Vle) weapon
International Council on Alcohol, Drugs & Traffic Safety (ICADTS) The Effect Of PAVA Restraining Spray On Screening And Evidential Breath Testing Instruments 10/07/2006 08/01/2004 Author(s): N Isles, J Hendry - 17th International Conference on Alcohol, Drugs & Traffic Safety, 8-13 August 2004, Glasgow, UK
Great Britain Home Office Scientific Development Branch Comparison of CS and PAVA: Operational and Toxicological Aspects 88-04 10/07/2006 12/01/2004 Graham Smith, Martin Macfarlane and Jasmin Crockett (Pub No 88-04)
Great Britain Home Office Scientific Development Branch Further Evaluation of Taser Devices 19-05 10/07/2006 01/01/2005 Police Scientific Development Branch (PSDB) (Publication No 19/05)
Police Federation of England and Wales Baton Round: Less-Lethal Weapon 10/07/2006 01/01/2005 POLICE - The Voice of the Service Magazine - January 2005 (593 KB)
West Mercia UK Constabulary ACPO Attenuating Energy Projectile (AEP) Guidance 10/07/2006 05/16/2005 (114 kb)
British Columbia Office of the Police Complaint Commissioner (BC OPCC) TASER Technology Review Final Report (OPCC File No. 2474) 10/07/2006 06/14/2005 (1.67 Mb)
Great Britain Home Office Scientific Development Branch HOSDB (Home Office Scientific Development Branch) Standard for CS and PAVA Sprays for Operational Police Use 36-05 10/07/2006 06/01/2005 Jasmin Crockett (HOSDB 36/05) (654 KB)
Police Service of Northern Ireland Service Guidance In Relation To The Issue, Deployment And Use Of Attenuating Energy Projectiles (Impact Rounds) In Situations Of Serious Public Disorder 10/07/2006 06/21/2005 General Order No: 21/2005 (103 kb)
Canadian Police Research Centre Review of Conducted Energy Devices (TR-01-2006) 10/07/2006 08/22/2005  
Committee on Toxicity of Chemicals in Food Consumer Products and the Environment (COT) Statement On Combined Exposure To 2-Chlorobenzylidene Malonitrile (CS) And PAVA (Nonivamide) Sprays 10/07/2006 01/01/2006 (COT/06/4) (78 KB)
Central Scotland Police Central Scotland Police prepares to introduce Taser 10/07/2006 02/01/2006  
Great Britain Home Office Scientific Development Branch A Review of the Discharge of Baton Rounds By Police in England and Wales 2002 - 2004 10/07/2006 02/01/2006 Colin Burrows QPM M.Phil (No 12/06) (173 KB)
Association of Chief Police Officers of England, Wales, and N. Ireland (ACPO) Press release by Association of Chief Police Officers of England, Wales, and N. Ireland regarding Taser use 10/07/2006 03/31/2006  
Police Federation of England Wales Where We Stand: TASER 10/07/2006 05/23/2006  
New Zealand Herald Opponents fear abuse of stun gun 10/07/2006 06/07/2006 By Derek Cheng
Canadian Broadcasting Corporation (CBC) More Regina police to get Taser weapons 10/07/2006 06/28/2006  
New Zealand Police Police Release Report On Technology For Dealing With Violent Offenders 10/07/2006 08/03/2006 Press Release: New Zealand Police
Campaign Against the Taser (CATT) Police report is no defense for tasers 10/07/2006 08/03/2006 Press Release: Campaign Against the Taser
European Working Group on Non-Lethal Weapons 4th European Symposium on Non-Lethal Weapons 10/07/2006 05/21/2007 May 21 - 23, 2007, Stadthalle Ettlingen, Germany
New Zealand Star Times Kiwis march in protest at 'lethal' taser guns 10/07/2006 08/20/2006 By RUTH HILL

 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 


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