Electronic control devices and use of force outcomes: Incidence and severity of use of force, and frequency of injuries to arrestees and police officers

Policing

Volumn 33, Issue 1, 2010, Pages 152-178

  Lin, Yu Sheng ^a   Jones, Tonisha R ^b  

^a NATIONAL TAIPEI UNIVERSITY   (Taiwan)

^b WASHINGTON STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Arrest; Coercive force; Injuries; Law enforcement; Police

Indexed keywords

EID: 77649293401     PISSN: 1363951X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1108/13639511011020647     Document Type: Article

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