Title

Public Policy And The Future Of Social Work In Long-Term Home Health Care

Keywords

conducted energy devices; officer injuries; police; TASER®; use of force

Abstract

The widespread adoption of conducted energy devices (CEDs) across American police departments over the last decade has been mired in public controversy. It is generally accepted, from a police perspective, that CEDs are safer for officers who can use the weapon at a greater distance, avoiding much of the harm associated with close physical struggles with citizens. Research has generally supported the notion that aggregate levels of officer injuries are reduced following the implementation of CEDs. Unfortunately, multivariate examinations that, in varying degrees, have attempted to compare CED applications to other forms of force (while controlling for rival causal factors) have yet to produce the same consistent results as the pre- and post-CED adoption studies. The current research adds to recent multivariate inquiries by using data collected as part of a national multiagency use of force project to assess the independent effect of CEDs on officer injuries. Based on a series of multivariate models, our results generally find evidence of increased benefits (i.e., lower probability of officer injury) of CEDs when used by themselves. By contrast, in some instances when CEDs were used in combination with other forms of force, there was an increased probability of officer injury. The implications of these findings for police researchers and practitioners are considered. © The Author(s) 2012.

Publication Date

6-1-2012

Publication Title

Home Health Care Management and Practice

Volume

24

Issue

2

Number of Pages

125-131

Document Type

Article

Personal Identifier

scopus

DOI Link

https://doi.org/10.1177/1084822311430528

Socpus ID

84860878433 (Scopus)

Source API URL

https://api.elsevier.com/content/abstract/scopus_id/84860878433

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