Conducted Energy Devices (CEDs) and Citizen Injuries: The Shocking Empirical Reality

Justice Quarterly

Volumn 29, Issue 2, 2012, Pages 153-182

  Terrill, William ^a   Paoline III, Eugene A ^b  

^a MICHIGAN STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF CENTRAL FLORIDA   (United States)

Author keywords

citizen injuries; conducted energy devices; police; TASER; use of force

Indexed keywords

EID: 84858220156     PISSN: 07418825     EISSN: 17459109     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/07418825.2010.549834     Document Type: Article

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