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dc.contributor.authorSousa, William
dc.contributor.authorReady, J.
dc.contributor.authorAult, Michael
dc.date.accessioned2018-03-19T23:05:35Z
dc.date.available2018-03-19T23:05:35Z
dc.date.issued2010
dc.identifier.issn1573-3750
dc.identifier.doi10.1007/s11292-010-9089-1
dc.identifier.urihttp://hdl.handle.net/10072/371575
dc.description.abstractThis paper presents findings from a randomized field-training experiment designed to study the impact TASERs on police officers’ use-of-force decisions. Officers were randomly assigned to either a treatment group (with TASERs) or a control group (without TASERs) and then participated in training scenarios involving different levels of suspect resistance. The study investigates whether and to what extent officers armed with the TASER use it as an alternative to other types of less-lethal force (e.g., empty hands, pepper spray, and the baton) and the firearm, controlling for the level of suspect resistance. The findings indicate that officers who were armed with the TASER were significantly less likely to deploy pepper spray and the baton in response to aggressive physical resistance. Additionally, the results show that officers equipped with the TASER were less likely to discharge their firearm when confronted with suspect resistance that was potentially lethal. No differences in police behavior occurred in response to passive suspect resistance.
dc.description.peerreviewedYes
dc.languageEnglish
dc.language.isoeng
dc.publisherSpringer Link
dc.relation.ispartofpagefrom35
dc.relation.ispartofpageto55
dc.relation.ispartofissue1
dc.relation.ispartofjournalJournal of Experimental Criminology
dc.relation.ispartofvolume6
dc.subject.fieldofresearchPolice Administration, Procedures and Practice
dc.subject.fieldofresearchCriminology
dc.subject.fieldofresearchcode160205
dc.subject.fieldofresearchcode1602
dc.titleThe impact of TASERs on police use-of-force decisions: Findings from a randomized field-training experiment
dc.typeJournal article
dc.type.descriptionC1 - Articles
dc.type.codeC - Journal Articles
gro.hasfulltextNo Full Text
gro.griffith.authorReady, Justin T.


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