Tasers – less than lethal!
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Do Less-Violent Technologies Result in Less Violence? A Theoretical Investigation Applied to the Use of Tasers by Law Enforcement
The use of a taser by law enforcement can substitute for either a gun (a more-violent technology) or a mildly-violent technology (such as pepper spray or hands-on tactics). Which is used affects both the severity of harm when used and the amount of resistance, which affects how often it must be used. Thus, does the adoption of a lessviolent technology lead to more or less violence? This questio...
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ژورنال
عنوان ژورنال: Annals of The Royal College of Surgeons of England
سال: 2009
ISSN: 0035-8843,1478-7083
DOI: 10.1308/147870809x400958