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Recognize A Deadly Force Situation: Tasers Are Not Appropriate

March 26th, 2008 · 2 Comments

Police officers have enjoyed the use of the Taser X26 (and the effective M26 before that) as an excellent intermediate force option that allows the quick incapacitation of an offender while minimize the chance of harm to the suspect and officers involved. Tasers tend to be effective where pain compliance techniques are not.
However, Tasers […]

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Tags: TASER · Edged Weapons · EDP · Drugs · Officer Safety · Firearms Training

Edged Weapons: Police Training Needs to Address This Deadly Force Issue

December 5th, 2007 · No Comments

Edged weapons are generally considered to be knives, razor blades, and other slashing and stabbing weapons. They may be designed as weapons, such as a balisong (butteryfly knife), or an edged weapon may be improvised, such as a shard of broken glass.
On average, 1358 officers each year are attacked with an edged weapon. […]

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Tags: Edged Weapons · Officer Safety · Training