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Essay / Canadian Law Enforcement - 2402
“Taser Changes go Ahead,” an article published in the Alberta News in February, indicates that the RCMP is moving forward and will introduce some changes previously described as part of its enforcement manual. 2011 policy. The framework is currently under review and will subsequently be reviewed and approved by the Solicitor General of Alberta. The 16 recommendations made by the Braidwood Inquiry, including annual retraining, monthly quality and compliance audits, and updated procedures based on minimizing any potentially adverse effects on the subject's health, should be reflected in the final version of the manual. for 2011. The creation of the project by the Solicitor General of Alberta demonstrates a significant attempt at improvement over previous perspectives on the dangers of conductive energy weapons, commonly known as Tasers. As a result, it is clear that improvements to the issues of adverse health effects, design flaws in the device itself, and policing policies must be instituted within Canadian society. The issue of Conductive Energy Devices (CEDs), also known as Conductive Energy Weapons (CEWs), has been at the forefront since these devices were introduced to the Canadian market in 2001. The device the better known as Taser is believed to have been responsible for numerous deaths caused by overuse, design flaws and lack of police training. Furthermore, since the increased media coverage of the issue by non-profit organizations such as Amnesty International, which began in late 2007, and the Canadian Civil Liberties Association in 2010, the use of such weapons has seen significant changes in the implementation of the system by the police. , codes of conduct governing CED equipment...... middle of document ...... number of problems reported by Taser over the past decade. In conclusion, it is clear that although Taser technology in its infancy had many problems, the fact that such technology has not been removed from the market is a testament to its usefulness to law enforcement agencies around the world. Furthermore, although the problem is complex, time sensitive and requires significant mobilization of state resources and public participation as well as the deaths of innocent civilians, the problem can be solved. As has happened in the past with Taser failures, technology can and will be retooled as society must play catch-up to fully optimize its use of technology to achieve its goal. In the case of Tasers, it is about providing a non-lethal alternative to apprehending suspects, saving lives at every stage of the process, both suspects and innocents..