Hannah Demarest January 15‚ 2013 Technical Writing B4 The XREP and X12 Shotgun Taser Since ECD (Electronic Control Devices) such as Tasers were introduced‚ officers of the law have been relying less on lethal force and more on what is known as less-lethal force. The Tasers commonly used in law enforcement‚ however‚ only had a range of about twenty feet. This created a “capability gap” of 35-65 feet where the officer could not use a Taser and was hesitant to use a gun‚ but the assailant could
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Tasers‚ Are They Good or Bad Tasers are used by many police forces throughout the United States. They are classified as a non-lethal use of force. The police use tasers to stop criminals from running away without using lethal force‚ although there have been reports about criminals dying when they got tased. That poses an issue. Out of the people who died from being tased‚ the majority of them had health conditions‚ such as heart conditions and breathing problems. Many people overlook the
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that’s just not cool. [D]oesn’t any one remember the guy who got [tasered] 5 times at the air port because he wasn’t "co-operating" with the security; wasn’t he killed because of the shock? [I] think that they should be banned from use for a less [lethal] item like pepper spray” (#). Pepper sprays can not be used in closed areas because it will effect innocent bystanders‚ also‚ as Jim Wilkinson‚ the Vice President of the site Your Greatest Protection declares‚ “[pepper spray] works longer than Tasers
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6‚ 2015 Sergeant Shantrice Murphy Critical Issues in Policing Paper In this paper I will be explaining critical issues in policing. I will address the following key aspects of policing activities and operations: The dangers of policing‚ less than lethal weapons‚ technology used in policing‚ issues of homeland security and law enforcement relationships‚ and one additional critical issue in policing that is of interest to you and with that I will explain the issue and explain how the issue is relevant
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The advantages of stun guns and patrol car video surveillance are a critical tool in law enforcement. Officers are given the option of Tasers‚ which are extremely effective when pursuing an offender that might have had the upper hand to fight for a long time‚ resulting in the officer gaining injuries. Currently‚ patrol car video is a necessity as video records will enhance an officer ’s credibility‚ corroborate identities‚ and statement issues‚ and can be used as evidence in court. However‚ critical
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USLegal.com. (2012). Less-lethal weapon law & legal definition. Retrieved from http://definitions.unlegal.com/I/less-lethal-weapon/ Copblock.org. (2010‚ September 13). How dangerous is Police Work? Retrieved from http://www.copblock.org/923/how-dangerous-is-police-work/ Schultz‚ P. D. (2008‚ June). Technology in Police Departments. Retrieved from http://www.policechiefmagazine.org/magazine/index.cfm?fuseaction=display&article_id=1527&issue_id=62008 USLegal.com. (2012). Less-lethal weapon law & legal definition
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prolonged exposure‚ or resulting from the toxin remaining in the organism for a prolonged period - e.g. arsenic in water LD50: Median lethal dose - dose required to kill 50% of a population of specified organisms. Expressed as milligrams of substance per kilogram of body mass. Note the dose varies from species to species LDLO: Lowest published lethal does TD50:: Median toxic dose - dose at which signs of toxicity occur in 50% of a population of specified organisms LC50: Median toxic
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MANUFACTURING OF PET PREFORMS INTRODUCTION The basic technical and financial parameters of a project on the manufacture PET preforms by injection moulding PET bottle grade resin are described in this profile. This is the first stage in the two stage PET bottle manufacturing process suitable for large scale production and here the pet preform is molded on an injection moulding machine‚ then in the second stage the preform is reheated and blown on a blow moulding machine. The advantages of PET bottles
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particular way. This is done with a discursive language that appeals to images and values that people know and understand deeply. In my news media framing assignment I will be analyzing how the news has portrayed and framed InSite – The only safe injection site for drug addicts in the Downtown Eastside of Vancouver B.C. I will do this by firstly by examining the issues being framed by the news media and what authoritative figures are being addressed on the issues. Secondly I will address where the
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the administration of Intramuscular (IM) injections. I have chosen this as within my first clinical placement this was a widely used method of drug administration and I became involved in the process of IM injections. I therefore researched the topic of IM injections and my knowledge within this area developed. The first stage of Gibbs (1988) model of reflection requires a description of events. I was asked to administer a drug to a patient via IM injection. I had observed this clinical skill on a
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