Public Support for Conducted Energy Weapons: evidence from the 2014 Alberta Survey

This paper examines support for the use of conducted energy weapons (CEWs) by police in Canada using data from the 2014 Alberta Survey (N = 1,204). Support for CEW use is measured using four Likert-scale questions, capturing different dimensions of CEW use: (1) “less-lethal” weapons such as Tasers s...

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Authors: Oriola, Temitope B. (Author) ; Adeyanju, Charles T. 1969- (Author) ; Neverson, Nicole (Author) ; Rollwagen, Heather (Author)
Format: Electronic Article
Language:English
Published: 2016
In: Canadian journal of criminology and criminal justice
Year: 2016, Volume: 58, Issue: 4, Pages: 530-564
Online Access: Volltext (Resolving-System)
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Keywords:
Conducted energy weapons
CEWs
Tasers
Alberta
Policing