Risk Management of Less Lethal Options: Evaluation, Deployment, Aftermath, and Forensics

 Content: 1. Police de-escalation tactics : a personal account / Tom Burns and R. T. Wyant --
 2. Why we use less lethal / R. T. Wyant and Tom Burns --
 3. Prevailing less lethal options for law enforcement / R. T. Wyant --
 4. RCAs : chemical irritants (OC, CS) and flammability testing with conducted-energy weapons (tasers) / R. T. Wyant --
 5. Less lethal impact munitions : the forensic testing model / R. T. Wyant and Lucien Haag --
 6. Validating the LLIM testing model, documenting wounds/injuries / R. T. Wyant, C. Wigren, and T. Hatcher --
 7. Training for a successful less lethal program / R. T. Wyant and Tom Burns --
 8. Arrest-related death, in-custody death, and excited delirium syndrome / R. T. Wyant --
 9. Forensics : conducted electrical weapons (taser) / R. T. Wyant --
 10. Aftermath : post-event report writing, evidence collection, and court preparation / John Allgire, R. T. Wyant, Tom Burns, and Ron Mccarthy --
 11. Risk management for law enforcement in modern society / R. T. Wyant and John Allgire.
 Abstract:             \'\'Force used to quell out-of-control demonstrations or detain unruly individuals can result in litigation and bad press for law enforcement agencies. Injury or loss of life can best be avoided if agencies have accurate knowledge and proper training in less lethal options. Risk Management of Less Lethal Options: Evaluation, Deployment, Aftermath, and Forensics discusses how lessons learned from major disturbances have helped law enforcement professionals develop concepts and techniques that police departments can apply to increase successful outcomes, manage risk, and limit liability.\'\'