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9/13/2011· Law Enforcement

Taser Mentality

By: Dr. Ron Martinelli

An officer responding to a report of a domestic argument between husband and wife observes the husband walking down the street.

11/3/2011· Law Enforcement

"The Art of Force" - Pre-Contact Threat Assessment

By: Dr. Ron Martinelli

San Francisco Police officers respond to a call of an agitated mentally disturbed and disabled man in a wheelchair wielding a knife and vandalizing parked cars on a downtown city street. A group of at least six uniformed and plain clothes officers locate and surround the man who remains seated in his wheelchair. The officers' initial attempts to communicate with the angry, apparently delusional and armed man prove ineffective.

4/25/2012· Law Enforcement

Law Enforcement: To Chase Or Not To Chase?

By: Dr. Ron Martinelli

An officer detains an active parolee gang member for questioning, and during the detention, the suspect suddenly runs. The officer chases the suspect for two blocks, observes the suspect to be grabbing into his shorts pocket.

7/15/2011· Law Enforcement

The Forensic Force Series: Psychophysiological Responses to TASER-ECD Influence

By: Ron Martinelli

One of the most pressing problems within the law enforcement and use-of-force instructor communities is the reconciliation of force deployments with subject noncompliance and resistance.

10/30/2006· Alcohol, Tobacco & Other Drugs

Law Enforcement and Society Can Benefit from Greater Transparency in Controlled Drug Analyses

By: Vedoster Ingram, PhM, MS, BS

In this article, concerns are presented from the perspective of a former Drug Enforcement Administration chemist and a practicing forensic chemist consultant about the shortcomings that law enforcement and society now face with the lack of transparency in the government analyses of controlled drugs