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“Less restrictive policies, with respect to TASER® placement, result in more TASER® usage… We also see a race effect. More specifically, officers are more likely to use a TASER® on both Black and ‘other’ race suspects compared to their White counterparts."

Police Use of Less Lethal Force: Does Administrative Policy Matter?
Justice Quarterly
Vol. 34 Issue 2, pp. 193–216,
2017
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