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Taiho-Jutsu examines the variety of weapons available to law enforcement and their uses. This volume includes a history of the criminal organizations, hooligans, feuds, and vendettas that developed in feudal Japan and the civil government, police system, and criminal investigati…
Presents a history of the criminal organizations, hooligans, feuds, and vendettas that developed in feudal Japan and the civil government, police system, and criminal investigations that arose to counteract them.
Introduction -- Technologies, Tools and TASERs -- 'Better stunned than gunned'? Origin myths and mission creep -- A 'nicer' weapon? Projectile electric-shock weapons and public safety -- 'There's nothing bad I can say about TASER': TASER and officer safety -- 'There's no right o…
"Building on five years of research, and drawing on criminology, science and technology studies (STS), socio-legal studies and social psychology, this book is the first non-medical book written on electric-shock weapons, of which the best well known is the TASER brand. The polic…
"Building on five years of research, and drawing on criminology, science and technology studies (STS), socio-legal studies and social psychology, this book is the first non-medical book written on electric-shock weapons, of which the best well known is the TASER brand. The polic…
"Building on five years of research, and drawing on criminology, science and technology studies (STS), socio-legal studies and social psychology, this book is the first non-medical book written on electric-shock weapons, of which the best well known is the TASER brand. The polic…
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Traditional and nontraditional impact weapons are described, and their offensive and defensive uses are outlined. Legal and moral aspects are considered as well as tactical aspects of police self-defense. The weapons considered are nightsticks or batons, short billies, saps, com…
