NONLETHAL WEAPONS FOR LAW ENFORCEMENT, RESEARCH NEEDS AND PRIORITIES

• NCJ Number: 3377
• Author(s): ANON
• Date Published: 1972
• Length: 68 pages
• Sponsoring Agency: National Science Foundation
• Corporate Author: Security Planning Corporation
• Sale Source: National Technical Information Service; National Institute of Justice/
• Language: English
• Country: United States of America

Annotation

A WORKING CONFERENCE REVIEWS PROBLEM AND POLICY ISSUES ABOUT NONLETHAL WEAPONS AND PRESENTS FINDINGS, RESEARCH AND DEVELOPMENT PRIORITIES, AND RELATED RECOMMENDATIONS.

Abstract

A JOINT PROJECT OF THE NATIONAL SCIENCE FOUNDATION AND THE NATIONAL INSTITUTE OF LAW ENFORCEMENT AND CRIMINAL JUSTICE, THIS CONFERENCE REPORT COVERS WORKSHOP DISCUSSIONS OF NONLETHAL WEAPONS, THEIR NEED, LIMITATIONS, TYPES, THE PROBLEMS OF THEIR USE AND CONTROL, AND THE OBJECTIONS TO NONLETHAL WEAPONS. CONCLUSIONS ARE SUMMARIZED AND RESEARCH PRIORITIES ARE SUPPORTED BY RECOMMENDATIONS. APPENDICES PRESENT CHARACTERISTICS OF NONLETHAL WEAPONS, THE COMMENTS OF INDEPENDENT REVIEWERS, CONFERENCE PARTICIPANTS, AND A REFERENCE BIBLIOGRAPHY.