Portland officers use Tasers on 2 men who had surrendered, costing the city almost $140,000 to settle lawsuits Provides a scenario on how the Taser has been misused by the police while effecting arrests. The article covers two cases where the jury dismissed charges against two people. The charges were filed by the police who had wrongfully used the Taser on the suspects. In addition, there is evidence suggesting that many police officers do not know how to use the Taser. The need to have a policy with better training on how to use the Taser is highlighted. The article further points out the need to have better guidelines to govern the police on the use of Tasers. Police and Law Enforcement The book focuses on numerous debates surrounding the police and how the law enforcement agency operates. The debates have examined various policing aspects in society. The duties that surround the police force and regulations on those duties in events of policing have been considered. The distinctiveness between traditional policing and modern policing is evident in the book. The book points out the deterrence nature of the police arrests but points out that there are detectable mistakes in the said arrests. Individuals have been manhandled by the police and later found innocent by the court. This has led to the loosening of the bond between the police and society. Police Misconduct in America: A Reference Handbook The book provides a historical overview of police misconduct in the United States. The book further examines police empowerment and various standards set to minimize police misconduct. The author shows how empowerment has affected the lives of other people. Extensive discretionary powers bestowed on the police have been repeatedly abused. The obligation to enforce certain regulations has been abused. Criminal Investigation The author of the book takes a comprehensive study on different modes of a criminal investigation. The different ways of conducting investigations have greatly been abused. According to the book, the exact guidelines regulating investigations have been violated since the focus on the police has been to gather evidence for the prosecution. The application and use of Tasers by a Midwestern police agency The article examines different results in circumstances whereby the Tasers have been deployed. Extensive research with statistical analysis has been carried out with strong indications that Tasers have been used against individuals’ physical resistance. In addition, the article shows that a lot of Taser incidents have occurred in private residences, as opposed to public places. Taser Weapons: Use of tasers by selected law enforcement agencies. Report to the Chairman, Subcommittee on National Security, Emerging Threats and International Relations, Committee on Government Reform, House of Representatives The article covers a situation whereby the use of the Tasers has not been considered with the training requirements. The operation protocols and the prevailing safety precautions have not been used to ensure the proper use of Tasers. Hall, C.A. (2009). Public risk from Tasers: Unacceptably high or low enough to accept? JCMU , 11(1), 84-86. The above study equates uncontrolled use of Tasers to the nuclear in the untrained hands. The author also points out t