Below the belt: police use of conducted energy weapons in Australia

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Below the belt: police use of conducted energy weapons in Australia

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This thesis represents the first critical examination of the proliferation of sublethal weapons in Australian policing. It traces the introduction of such weapons in Australian policing, with an emphasis on Conducted Energy Weapons (CEWs), in particular Tasers®. Using a multi-method, phronetic approach it examines whether the rhetoric used to support the introduction of CEWs is reflected in the policies related to the use of such weapons and in evidence about their use in the field. Phronetic...

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17 Feb, 2017

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Ryan, Emma Jane

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Australia / Police / thesis(doctorate) / Weapons / Open access / 1959.1/688410 / Policy / monash:89033 / Accountablility / ethesis-20120930-202842 / 2012 / Uncategorized

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