Police Officers use of Taser Guns Police Officers are faced with many obstacles throughout his or her career. A lot of research has been done regarding the work police officers do. Often time’s officers are faced with making decisions very quickly‚ without being able to think about his or her options. Most police officers carry a weapon‚ handcuffs‚ a baton‚ a flashlight‚ a knife‚ and a taser gun. A taser gun is a weapon that sends electrical currents through the body and causes the body
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spiked a lot of controversy. The TASER‚ an electroshock rifle invented by Thomas A. Swift was designed as a means to decapitate excessively aggressive suspects without having to use a traditional firearm (Blair et al 2012). Although the idea of a high tech device that gave police officers an added layer of protection may have seemed like a great idea at the time‚ all inventions‚ especially those which put the body into an unnatural state have their flaws‚ and the TASER is no exception. Therefore‚ there
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with police officers using tasers Define Issue: The issue with stun guns are that police officers are using them in situations where they don’t need to be used. Police officers are saying they use the tasers on individuals instead of guns or batons. Argument 1: The first argument about the issue of police officers using tasers is that when police use tasers instead of guns or beating people it is very likely that lives will be saved. Police describe the taser as a “less than lethal” weapon
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IMPLEMENTATION OF TASERS Implementation of Tasers and Their Non-lethal Capability and Effectiveness for Officer Safety for Professor X. Xxxxxxxxxxx Technical Writing Instructor by ME WRTG 393 December 13‚ 2012 IMPLEMENTATION OF TASERS Table of Contents PAGE Title Page……………………………………………………………………………………….iii Abstract…………………………………………………………………………………………1 Introduction……………………………………………………………………………………..2 Data Section…………………………………………………………………
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In more than 30 countries around the world the taser has shown to be a great and effective weapon for the law enforcement to use. It is also an effective but safe tool used against bad guys showing resistance against the law enforcement. People are trying to ban tasers all together from the law enforcement which is a terrible and non effective thing to do and here is why‚ the taser is a safe weapon that stops the enemy in their tracks. It stuns them and does not allow them to move. A person that
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Taser Technology For years law enforcement has been searching for more effective less lethal options to apprehend suspects. One of the newest technologies available is the Taser‚ also known by industry standards as an electronic controlled device (ECD). The Taser uses electricity to override the central nervous system‚ an effect referred to as “neuro-muscular incapacitation (NMI)‚ to cause temporary incapacitation to allow officers to gain control of a subject. Electronic controlled devices
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have to be addressed. The issue is‚ whether problems created when new technologies and the criminal justice system meet a positive one or do the negatives outweigh the positives. The main focus is the use of tasers by law enforcement. “The Taser is a hand held “conducted energy weapon” that uses propelled (i.e.‚ shot) wires to send out or conduct energy that affects the sensory and motor functions of the central nervous system (Paul V. Stearns‚ J.D.‚ Associate Police Training Specialist).” Over
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Unit 4: Stanford Prison Experiment David E. Robinson CJ 490-05‚ Research Methods in Criminal Justice Professor Jerry Lulejian November 13‚ 2010 Maxfield and Babbie in their book Basic of Research Methods for Criminal Justice and Criminology explain the purpose of the Stanford Prison Experiment was to test the situational hypothesis of the prison environment itself. Maxfield and Babbie state‚ “…the prison environment creates dehumanizing conditions independent of the kinds of people who
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Eddie Kaplan The use of tasers by the law enforcement agencies in general‚ and by police officers. This has become one of the most controversial issues in the area of criminal justice policy. This is because the issues are really straightforward and the issues at hand are serious. The use of taser should be permitted to extend that such use is necessary to police officers should have some understanding of the effects that using weapon is likely to have upon a suspect before using the weapon
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Name Essay Course Teacher Date Tasers: A Necessity In a society where crime exists such as robbers‚ burglars‚ shoplifters‚ or worse‚ black market sellers of drugs‚ electronic devices or designer products. Law enforcement is needed to maintain order which requires a method that is effective to apprehend suspects while keeping injuries to a minimum instead of using guns to solve every situation. Luckily the adoption of Tasers – by industry standards as electronic controlled device (ECD) or
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