TY - JOUR
AU - Kunz, S.
AB - Originalien 1 2 2 3 Rechtsmedizin 2016 · 26:418–424 N. Grove ·C. Grove ·O.Peschel ·S. N. Kunz DOI 10.1007/s00194-016-0117-y University of Regensburg, Regensburg, Germany Published online: 18 August 2016 Institute of Forensic Medicine, Ludwig-Maximilians University Munich, Munich, Germany © Springer-Verlag Berlin Heidelberg 2016 Forensic Medical Department, Landspitali University Hospital Reykjavik, Reykjavik, Iceland Welfare effects of substituting traditional police ballistic weapons with non-lethal alternatives Medico-economic comparative study as the Taser device, an electrical neuro- The article is structured as follows: the Introduction muscular incapacitation device deployed first section introduces the phenomenon Armed police and military forces are en- by an increasing number of national po- of non-lethal weapons as additional titled to use lethal force against suspects lice forces [7]. While individual research equipment of police forces for situ- only under strict conditions and only if groups hold this new technology respon- ations requiring force. The subsequent other forms of direct force have failed sible for some in custody deaths [8], the sections deal with the research target or do not appear promising [1–3]. The majority assess CEW as a safe alter- and methodology, the development of proportionality and appropriateness of native to conventional firearms [9–11]. a static decision pathway 
TI - Welfare effects of substituting traditional police ballistic weapons with non-lethal alternatives
JF - Rechtsmedizin
DO - 10.1007/s00194-016-0117-y
DA - 2016-08-18
UR - https://www.deepdyve.com/lp/springer-journals/welfare-effects-of-substituting-traditional-police-ballistic-weapons-1eu0xSO3S0
SP - 418
EP - 424
VL - 26
IS - 5
DP - DeepDyve
ER -