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The Less Lethal topic section covers the complex topic of nonlethal force using Tasers and other weapons by police officers, with the latest news, training and expert columns. This topic is aimed at arming officers with the information they need to properly deploy nonlethal weapons.
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Columns

TASER training: What the latest research tells us Capt. Greg Meyer (ret.) - Less Lethal Issues in Law Enforcement

TASER training: What the latest research tells us

New studies that have recently been released offer new insights into medical impacts - Full Story

News

UK police TASER blind man, mistaking white stick for sword

Officers received multiple reports that a man was walking through the town of Chorley "armed with a samurai sword." - Full Story

Columns

The UC pepper spray case and the punch-in-the-nose test Chuck Joyner - Survival Sciences

The UC pepper spray case and the punch-in-the-nose test

You don't want to put tax payers' money in the pockets of people who break the law, do you? - Full Story

Videos

Mom Gets Tasered by Police Officer Son

A PoliceOne member tasers his mother, and her reaction to the jolt is caught on tape.

Photos

Johannes Mehserle due for early release

Johannes Mehserle due for early release

A year after facing life in prison for killing a BART passenger, former transit police Officer Johannes Mehserle will be released from jail in June 2011.
A chance to begin anew

Exclusives

TASER guidelines updated for first time since 2005

TASER guidelines updated for first time since 2005

The Police Executive Research Forum's 2005 guidelines were well-intentioned, but became contentious in litigation. - Full Story

Exclusives

New TASER X2: A preloaded backup shot

New TASER X2:
A preloaded backup shot

A TASER reload may not be done quickly under stress, which is why the X2 has that second shot ready, among other features - Full Story

Photos

Angry MLB fan hit with TASER, baton

Angry MLB fan hit with TASER, baton

Video posted to YouTube shows two officers hitting a reportedly drunken and combative man with a TASER and then striking him at least six times with a baton while onlookers chanted. 'Feared for our safety'



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