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Weapons
Less Lethal Force
As technology has evolved, so too has the arsenal of weapons available to law enforcement. Firearms and batons have their place, but they aren't always the most effective tool for a given situation. Having a less-lethal option means you can possibly end a confrontation without lethal force.
September 17, 2009
Patrol
PA Trooper Tried Less-Lethal Force on Driver Dragging Him
A Pennsylvania State trooper tried to use less-lethal force to subdue a driver who was dragging him with his car Tuesday afternoon before using his duty weapon.
November 16, 2016
Weapons
Less-Lethal Tools 2017
These options provide officers with many ways to respond with less-lethal force.
November 30, 2017
Weapons
Less-Lethal Tools
These options provide officers with many ways to respond with less-lethal force.
November 6, 2017
Weapons
Less-Lethal Options
Law enforcement officers have plenty of less-lethal options to avoid a deadly force encounter, including light, chemical agents, conducted electrical weapons, projectile weapons, and launchable pepper projectiles. Read more in our March feature "Less-Lethal Weapon Options" and make sure to train with your mutual-aid agencies. Photos by Mark W. Clark and Amaury Murgado.
March 5, 2013
Technology
Less Lethal Concepts: The OC Projector
Less Lethal Concepts' Pepper Pak 50 is designed to deliver chemical agents at up to 85 feet, protecting officers and reducing the need for deadly force.
August 12, 2016
Vehicle Ops
PepperBall Technologies Releases Compact Handheld Less-Lethal Launcher
Complimenting previous carbine-sized PepperBall systems, the SA-4 handheld launcher can be carried in a holster and is immediately available for officer use. This makes the system a less-lethal option in many use-of-force situations for law enforcement…
July 25, 2007
Patrol
Force Used In Illinois Booking Room
This footage from the South Beloit (Ill.) Police Department's booking-room surveillance cameras shows officers using less-lethal force on a woman who appears to be yelling at them and refusing to sit down.
April 12, 2011
Weapons
Less-Lethal: Bean-Bag Rounds
Whether it's special operations, riot control, or a first-responder mission, less-lethal force options have played a vital role in securing a safer environment for conducting high-risk police operations.
February 28, 2002
Weapons
Less-Lethal Launchers: Reaching Out and Punching Someone
Today, police have a wide variety of tools and munitions for exerting less-lethal force on individuals at greater and greater distances. Extended range less-lethal impact weapons have been refined to the point that they are both accurate and extremely effective when deployed correctly.
March 14, 2011
Command
Minneapolis Use-of-Force Numbers Increase Because of Handcuff Policy Change
The new policy added new categories for reporting certain holds, joint manipulations, nerve pressure points (touch pressure), handcuffing, unholstering/display of a weapon, verbal threats to use less-lethal weapons, less-lethal weapon pointing, verbal threats to use deadly force and firearm pointing, according to the policy.
September 14, 2022
SWAT
Dog Days of Summer (Part 3): Less-Lethal vs. Vicious Dogs
Without formal training, police must rely on their preservation instinct and use whatever force is deemed necessary against attacking dogs. While lethal force is acceptable, it's a last resort. There's a less-lethal alternative that's proven effective, one I've personally employed countless times and highly recommend.
September 10, 2009
Weapons
Less-Lethal: Making Impact
The pressure on American law enforcement agencies to field tools that can subdue dangerous armed and unarmed individuals without using deadly force has never been greater than today. The answer according to many experts is less-lethal weapons that can be fired from a distance and effect subjects with blunt force or chemical irritant or both.
March 10, 2017
Patrol
Florida Officer's Drive-by Tasering Results In Man's Death
The Pensacola (Fla.) Police Department is reviewing its policy on the use of less-lethal force, after an officer used a stun gun from his moving patrol car, PNJ.com reports.
October 4, 2009
Patrol
San Francisco OIS: Raw Footage
A citizen captured this officer-involved shooting in San Francisco involving a wheel-chair riding man who was not chair-bound, was vandalizing vehicles, and stabbed an officer. Responding officers used a less-lethal beanbag round, then deadly force when the man refused to surrender.
January 4, 2011
Patrol
Vermont AG Complains About 'Rogue Cops'
In announcing his decision to ask the state police to investigate an officer's use of less-lethal force, Vermont's Attorney General William Sorrell said he's worried about the public perception that there may be "more rogue cops" in his state.
April 11, 2010
Technology
Use-of-Force Simulators
High-tech shoot-don't-shoot scenarios let you train realistically without stepping onto the street. You don't want to find out in the middle of a gunfight that you need to work on your judgment, tactics, and reaction time under stress. That's why systems that immerse you in realistic scenarios—complete with lethal and less-lethal options, and even physical consequences in some cases—are so valuable in training. View our slideshow of seven use-of-force simulator systems that provide this important training.
April 11, 2012
Weapons
A 2030 Vision
Can less-lethal weapons advance to the point that police can use them instead of deadly force? Axon's Rick Smith believes they can.
October 7, 2019
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