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Conducted Electrical Weapon (CEW) |
is a conducted energy device |
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Conducted Electrical Weapon (CEW) |
is a conducted energy device
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The weapon is designed to disrupt a subject’s |
motor and sensory nervous systems
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by means of deploying battery-powered energy
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sufficient to cause uncontrolled muscle contractions and override an individual’s voluntary motor responses
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thus allowing an officer |
to control the person who is resisting |
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The only CEW that agency members may carry after receiving agency training |
is the X26 Advanced TASER® issued by the agency |
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the CEW is a hand-held unit |
that can be used in two modes |
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Utilizing compressed nitrogen gas to propel |
two darts on wires from a cartridge a maximum of 35 feet (depending on the type of cartridge |
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“Probe Deployment” or “Probe Mode” – Utilizing compressed nitrogen gas to propel two darts
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on wires from a cartridge a maximum of 35 feet (depending on the type of cartridge |
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Optimal range is
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7-10 feet |
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from the tip
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of the cartridge to the suspect |
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Touch Stun (aka “drive stun”
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- Acting as a touch stun system when the CEW is brought into immediate, or close proximity
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contact with a subject’s body
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or clothing
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