TASERs and Arrest-Related Deaths

by Howard E. Williams

Williams examines TASER use and high-risk group theory, which posits that people with certain physiological attributes, such as heart disease, mental illness, or drug use, are at increased risk of sudden death following application of a TASER electronic control device (ECD). Data derived from autopsy reports indicate few differences in the presence of such attributes between arrest-related sudden deaths following the application of an ECD and arrest-related...

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 1593327889
• ISBN13: 9781593327880
• Release Date: March 2015
• Publisher: LFB Scholarly Publishing
• Length: 232 Pages
• Weight: 0.98 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.7" x 5.5" x 8.5"