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Technological Innovation and Police Officers' Understanding and Use of Force

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  01 January 2024

Michael Sierra-Arévalo
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Abstract

Today, the TASER is a ubiquitous less-than-lethal force technology lauded for its ability to curb police officers' use of excessive and lethal force. Although less injurious than other weapons, concerns exist that the TASER can still be misused by police officers. This article uses ethnographic observations and unstructured interviews across three urban police departments to describe how the TASER affects officers' understanding and use of force in beneficial and unintended ways. I find that officers understand and use the TASER as a device that can enhance safety for themselves and suspects, including in cases where the TASER is used in lieu of lethal force that officers believe would have been justified. Despite these benefits, understanding of the TASER as a safety-enhancing technology also influences the use of excessive force via TASER by young, inexperienced officers, ultimately contributing to the very problem TASERs were intended to ameliorate.

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Law & Society Review , Volume 53 , Issue 2 , June 2019 , pp. 420 - 451
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Footnotes

The author wishes to thank Matthew Clair, Andrew Papachristos, Colleen Berryessa, Forrest Stuart, Amada Armenta, Sarah Brayne, Ed Maguire, the editors of Law and Society Review, and anonymous reviewers for their thoughtful comments and suggestions on this research.

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