Recalibrating minimum force: some unintended consequences of Tom Swift’s "Electronic Rifle"

This chapter explores some significant impacts of ‘electro-shock’ weapons on the practices and accountability of police. It argues that the introduction of conducted energy weapons (CEWs or ‘Tasers’) has resulted in the recalibration of the traditional policing principle of minimum force. Using evid...

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VerfasserInnen: Ryan, Emma (VerfasserIn) ; Warren, Ian (VerfasserIn) ; Bedford, Laura (VerfasserIn)
Medienart: Druck Aufsatz
Sprache:Englisch
Veröffentlicht: 2024
In: Critical issues and global perspectives ; volume 1: Special topics in policing
Jahr: 2024, Seiten: 41-59
Verfügbarkeit prüfen: HBZ Gateway
Schlagwörter:
Minimum force
Conducted energy weapons
Mission creep
Police use of force
Police Legitimacy
Tasers