Taser Overuse
Eddie Kaplan
The use of tasers by the law enforcement agencies in general, and by police officers. This has become one of the most controversial issues in the area of criminal justice policy. This is because the issues are really straightforward and the issues at hand are serious. The use of taser should be permitted to extend that such use is necessary to police officers should have some understanding of the effects that using weapon is likely to have upon a suspect before using the weapon. I do agree that police officers should be authorized to use a taser on a suspect. But the question is when and under what circumstances, a jail guard or a correctional officer should be permitted or required to use a taser on an inmate. When tasers are being used and are in firing mode they can shoot to a distance of 21 feet. They are programmed to deploy five-second bursts of electricity, although the charge can be prolonged indefinitely if the operator’s finer remains on the trigger. The shock can be repeated countless times. Both probes contain a cartridge of compressed nitrogen that fire the probes, and which must be reloaded every time the officer wants to fire. Both models have laser sights for accurate targeting and a built in memory to record the time and date of each firing. Both models operate on 26 watts of electric output. Both deliver a 50,000-volt shock, which is designed to override the subject’s central nervous system , causing uncontrollable contraction of the muscle tissue and instant collapse. When the taser is in “drive-stun” mode at point blank range, the taser attacks the sensory nervous system. Rather than causing complete- compliance technique. In this mode, the taser is used without the air cartridge. It applies shocks directly to the subject’s body, skin, or clothing. The duration is the same as when the taser is used in firing mode, unless the officer keeps his hand on the trigger for longer. The clear consensus of the research is
The use of tasers by the law enforcement agencies in general, and by police officers. This has become one of the most controversial issues in the area of criminal justice policy. This is because the issues are really straightforward and the issues at hand are serious. The use of taser should be permitted to extend that such use is necessary to police officers should have some understanding of the effects that using weapon is likely to have upon a suspect before using the weapon. I do agree that police officers should be authorized to use a taser on a suspect. But the question is when and under what circumstances, a jail guard or a correctional officer should be permitted or required to use a taser on an inmate. When tasers are being used and are in firing mode they can shoot to a distance of 21 feet. They are programmed to deploy five-second bursts of electricity, although the charge can be prolonged indefinitely if the operator’s finer remains on the trigger. The shock can be repeated countless times. Both probes contain a cartridge of compressed nitrogen that fire the probes, and which must be reloaded every time the officer wants to fire. Both models have laser sights for accurate targeting and a built in memory to record the time and date of each firing. Both models operate on 26 watts of electric output. Both deliver a 50,000-volt shock, which is designed to override the subject’s central nervous system , causing uncontrollable contraction of the muscle tissue and instant collapse. When the taser is in “drive-stun” mode at point blank range, the taser attacks the sensory nervous system. Rather than causing complete- compliance technique. In this mode, the taser is used without the air cartridge. It applies shocks directly to the subject’s body, skin, or clothing. The duration is the same as when the taser is used in firing mode, unless the officer keeps his hand on the trigger for longer. The clear consensus of the research is