An Analysis of Written Conductive Energy Device Policies: Are Municipal Policing Agencies Meeting PERF Recommendations?

Criminal Justice Policy Review

Volumn 23, Issue 4, 2012, Pages 399-426

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

^a UNIVERSITY OF MARYLAND   (United States)

^b SEATTLE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^c WASHINGTON STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

conductive energy device; taser; use of force policy

Indexed keywords

EID: 84868279654     PISSN: 08874034     EISSN: 15523586     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/0887403411412372     Document Type: Article

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