TASER® AND SUDDENIN-CUSTODY DEATH; CONTENTS; Chapter 1 SUDDEN IN-CUSTODY DEATH; Chapter 2 CONDUCTED ENERGY WEAPONS; Chapter 3 CASE STUDIES; Chapter 4 ANALYSIS OF CASE STUDY DATA; Appendix A; Appendix B; Appendix C; GLOSSARY; BIBLIOGRAPHY; INDEX
Summary
Negative sentiment regarding conducted energy weapons is due largely to a lack of understanding about the technology behind such weapons and a misunderstanding of those weapons' physiological effects. Media accounts that speculatively associate sudden in-custody deaths with the use of conducted energy weapons only add to the confusion. TASER ELECTRONIC CONTROL DEVICES AND SUDDEN IN-CUSTODY DEATH documents 310 deaths in the United States proximate to the application of TASER electronic control devices from 1983 through 2006. The study examines the phenomenon of sudden death as it relates to ele
