Third International Law Enforcement Forum: Minimal Force Options and Less-Lethal Technologies

摘要

Minimal force options and less lethal technologies expand the number of choices available to law enforcement agencies confronting situations in which the use of deadly force would be considered to escalate the situation. This third International Law Enforcement Forum (ILEF) has demonstrated the extent to which the law enforcement agencies from the countries represented are all adopting broadly similar approaches in the weapons and technologies they are using or trialing. There are however differences to the approaches to testing, evaluation and system selection. This is one of the areas that ILEF intends to address. The 2004 Forum addressed many issues related to less-lethal concepts, technologies, and deployment. The delegates explored less-lethal weapons (LLW) database development and resource sharing; effectiveness and injury potential; tactics and use; and common standards for development, testing, training, and operational use. There are many similarities to law enforcement agencies from the countries represented. All are adopting broadly similar approaches in the weapons and technologies they are using or trialing.