Links for TASER Research

 

ACLU Recommendations- American Civil Liberties Union recommendations on taser use.

http://www.cprc.org/docs/aclu.pdf ()

ACLU Report- Report looking at how lack of taser regulation endangers lives.

http://www.aclunc.org/police/051006-taser_report.pdf ()

Amnesty Report Canada- AI Canada concerns about deaths and ill-treatment involving police use of tasers

http://www.amnesty.ca/resource_centre/reports/view.php?load=arcview&article=2027&c=Resource+Centre+Reports

Amnesty Report USA- AI USA concerns about deaths and ill-treatment involving police use of tasers.

http://web.amnesty.org/library/Index/ENGAMR511392004

Amnesty Report USA (2)- Follow on from AI USA report above.

http://web.amnesty.org/library/index/engamr510302006

Arizona Republic Special Report- Details on deaths in USA and Canada following stun gun use.

http://www.azcentral.com/specials/special43/articles/0915taserlist16-ON.html

BC-TaserReport- Office of Police Complaints Commissioner, of British Columbia, Taser report.

http://www.cprc.org/docs/bcopcc_final.pdf ()

CPRC Technical Report- Review of conducted energy devices.

http://www.cprc.org/tr/tr-2006-01.pdf ()

GAOTaserReport- Report looking at the use of Taser in 7 selected law enforcement agencies.

http://www.gao.gov/new.items/d05464.pdf ()

Guardian- Article on restricting the description of tasers as ‘non-lethal’ weapons.

http://www.guardian.co.uk/crime/article/0,,1583867,00.html

HECOEReport- Detailed report looking into Electro muscular Incapacitation (EMI) devices.

http://www.iacp.org/research/CuttingEdge/HECOEReport.pdf ()

IACP Report- Outlines a nine step strategy for effective deployment of Tasers.

http://www.cprc.org/docs/iacp_taser.pdf ()

International Law Enforcement Forum- Discussion on various matters relating to less-lethal technology.

http://www.nio.gov.uk/international_law_enforcement_forum_-_visits_and_meetings_in_washington_august_2004.pdf ()

NICHR Tasers- NICHR voice concern over proposed Taser introduction.

http://www.poptel.co.uk/statewatch/news/2006/mar/nihrc-tasers.pdf ()

NIPB- Presentation on Taser- Presentation at NIPB committee meeting Jan.2006.

http://www.nipolicingboard.org.uk/word_docs/minutes_agendas/hrprof_min_jan06.doc

PDSBTaserReport- Detailed report looks at Taser models, Taser Handling and International Taser use.

http://www.iacp.org/research/CuttingEdge/PDSBTaserReport.pdf ()

PDSBTaserReport (2)- Further evaluation carried out by PDSB.

http://scienceandresearch.homeoffice.gov.uk/hosdb/publications-2/weaponry-publications/19-05-Taser-Report-2005-R1.pdf?view=Binary

Police with Tasers- Article by Ken Adachi, Sanctioned Torture & Summary Execution in America

http://educate-yourself.org/pnt/index.shtml

Seattle PI- Two articles relating to Taser

http://seattlepi.nwsource.com/health/207168_tasers10.html

http://seattlepi.nwsource.com/local/201700_taser30.html

Sticky Shocker Assessment- Assessment of sticky shocker, involves a comparison with standard Tasers.

http://www.ncjrs.gov/pdffiles1/nij/grants/188262.pdf ()

Talkleft.com- Article on use of Taser on a wheelchair bound 56 year old woman

http://talkleft.com/new_archives/014673.html

Use of a Taser to subdue a 6 year old child

http://talkleft.com/new_archives/008739.html

Article which includes details of police litigation against Taser International

http://talkleft.com/new_archives/011951.html

Tasergraphic- Statistical breakdown of Taser use by King County Law Enforcement Agencies.

http://seattlepi.nwsource.com/dayart/pdf/tasergraphic.pdf ()

TaserIntlReport- Field report analysis of the M26 Taser carried out by the manufacturer.

http://www.iacp.org/research/CuttingEdge/TaserIntlReport.pdf ()

The Arizona Republic- Article which marks the first time a Taser was primarily implicated in death

http://www.azcentral.com/arizonarepublic/news/articles/0730taser30.html

Second article however questions the validity of the expert advice relied on.

http://www.fool.com/news/commentary/2005/commentary05100608.htm

VF in Pigs- Study which found that Ventricular Fibrillation was caused in pigs following the use of Tasers.

http://www.engr.wisc.edu/bme/faculty/webster_john/EB2006Final.pdf ()

 


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