TY  - JOUR
PY  - 2013//
TI  - Tasers and community controversy: investigating training officer perceptions of public concern over conducted energy weapons
JO  - Qualitative report, The
A1  - De Angelis, Joseph
A1  - Wolf, Brian
SP  - e26
EP  - e26
VL  - 18
IS  - 
N2  - Over the last several decades, "Tasers," "stun guns" and other conducted energy devices (CEDs) have become a widely adopted, though publicly controversial, form of police restraint technology. While there is a growing body of research on the physiological effects of these types of weapons, less attention has been devoted to the social effects of this technology. This paper draws on in-depth interviews with a stratified random sample of police training officers from two states (n=27) to explore the effect that community controversy over the use of CEDs has had on police organizational practices. In particular, we explore how police training officers: (a) Represent the sources of recent community controversies relating to CEDs; (b) Characterize the effects that community controversy has on officer practices and policy development.<p />  <p>Language: en</p>
LA  - en
SN  - 1052-0147
UR  - http://dx.doi.org/
ID  - ref1
ER  -