Because there is very little public reporting on police use of Tasers, we know virtually nothing about their real efficacy and only learn about their harms from the media or coroner’s reports.
As a police officer, I was involved in many pursuits, investigated serious accidents and later became a researcher. Here’s what I’ve learned about how police make decisions in a pursuit.
Deryn Strange, John Jay College of Criminal Justice and Kristyn Jones, John Jay College of Criminal Justice
The use of bodycams promised to settle disputes about what really happens in police interactions with civilians. But they might not, because of both human and technological limitations.
The deployments of SWAT teams by public police for routine police activities have risen in major Canadian cities. This militarization will likely fall disproportionately on those from minority groups.