@techreport{McCannon2009less,
abstract = {The use of a taser by law enforcement can substitute for either a gun (a more-violent technology) or a mildly-violent technology (such as pepper spray or hands-on tactics). Which is used affects both the severity of harm when used and the amount of resistance, which affects how often it must be used. Thus, does the adoption of a less-violent technology lead to more or less violence? This question is addressed in an application to the adoption of tasers by law enforcement officials. A game-theoretic model is developed and environments where resistance to arrest and expected harm both increase and decrease are identified.},
address = {Kiel},
author = {Bryan C. McCannon},
copyright = {http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc/2.0/de/deed.en},
keywords = {K42; 330; Law enforcement; less-violent technology; strategic offsetting behavior; Rechtsdurchsetzung; Gewalt; Spieltheorie; Kriminalit\"{a}ts\"{o}konomik; Theorie},
language = {eng},
number = {2009-36},
publisher = {Kiel Institute for the World Economy (IfW)},
title = {Do less-violent technologies result in less violence? A theoretical investigation applied to the use of tasers by law enforcement},
type = {Economics / Discussion papers},
url = {http://hdl.handle.net/10419/27734},
year = {2009}
}
