STANDARD SCENARIOS FOR THE LESS-LETHAL WEAPONS EVALUATION MODEL

• NCJ Number: 34853
• Author(s): D O EGNER; L W WILLIAMS
• Date Published: 1975
• Length: 37 pages
• Contract Number(s): LEAA-J-1AA-014-72
• Sponsoring Agency: US Dept of Justice; US Dept of Justice NIJ Pub
• Corporate Author: US Dept of the Army
• Sale Source: National Institute of Justice/
• Language: English
• Country: United States of America

Annotation

FIVE SCENARIOS ARE DESCRIBED THAT WERE DEVELOPED TO TEST THE EFFECTIVENESS OF LESS LETHAL WEAPONS IN A REALISTIC LAW ENFORCEMENT CONTEXT.

Abstract

THESE SCENARIOS DEPICT 'THE ONE-ON-ONE' SITUATION, A BARRICADE AND HOSTAGE SITUATION, A SUSPECT FLEEING ON FOOT, AND DISPERSAL OF A CROWD. IN ADDITION, THREE PRISON SCENARIOS ARE DESCRIBED -- ASSAULT ON A PRISON OFFICERS, PRISON DINING AREA RIOT, AND PRISON RIOT WITH HOSTAGES. A GENERAL ANALYSIS WAS PERFORMED TO DETERMINE WHICH LESS-LETHAL WEAPONS WERE APPLICABLE TO EACH SCENARIO AND TO INDICATE AREAS OF INPROVEMENT IN TERMS OF THE DEVELOPMENT OF NEW LESS LETHAL WEAPONS.