Police Use of Non-lethal Weapons: Analysis of Real Cases

Abstract The PAB or “Peloton Anti-Banditisme” has been created in 1976 on the same model as the Los Angeles Police Department SWAT. The PAB is the local special police unit of the Liège Police Zone. In terms of non-lethal equipment, the unit is equipped with the FN303 rifle, OC spray, and batons. This article provides a comprehensive presentation of case reports where non-lethal weapons have been used. Eighteen cases of FN303 uses (more than 200 impacts) combined with baton and OC spray populate the database today. These cases are described and ballistically defined, and a medical outcome is given. The article helps to better define the potential limits (injuries) of non-lethal impacts. It gives some insights about the consistency between standardized laboratory tests and the real-world experience. Ultimately, the effectiveness of these systems is portrayed and discussed..

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E-Artikel

Erscheinungsjahr:

2019

Erschienen:

2019

Enthalten in:

Zur Gesamtaufnahme - volume:3

Enthalten in:

Human factors and mechanical engineering for defense and safety - 3(2019), 1 vom: 31. Juli

Sprache:

Englisch

Beteiligte Personen:

Papy, A. [VerfasserIn]
Lemaire, E. [VerfasserIn]
Robbe, C. [VerfasserIn]
Nsiampa, N. [VerfasserIn]
B., D. [VerfasserIn]
H., P. [VerfasserIn]

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Themen:

Ballistics
Case report
Kinetic energy
Medical
Non-lethal weapon

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© Springer Nature Singapore Pte Ltd. 2019

doi:

10.1007/s41314-019-0025-5

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PPN (Katalog-ID):

SPR038174391