Conducted Energy Device Use in Municipal Policing: Results of a National Survey on Policy and Effectiveness Assessments

Police Quarterly

Volumn 13, Issue 3, 2010, Pages 290-315

  Thomas, Kyle J ^a,b   Collins, Peter A ^a   Lovrich, Nicholas P ^a  

^a WASHINGTON STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF MARYLAND   (United States)

Author keywords

force continuum; lethal force; police use of force; survey; taser

Indexed keywords

EID: 77955727204     PISSN: 10986111     EISSN: 1552745X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/1098611110373995     Document Type: Article

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