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| Title: | | Do less-violent technologies result in less violence? A theoretical investigation applied to the use of tasers by law enforcement  |
| Authors: | | McCannon, Bryan C. |
| Issue Date: | | 2009 |
| Series/Report no.: | | Economics / Discussion papers 2009-36 |
| 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. |
| Subjects: | | Law enforcement less-violent technology strategic offsetting behavior |
| JEL: | | K42 |
| Creative Commons License: | |  |
| Document Type: | | Working Paper |
| Appears in Collections: | | Economics: The Open-Access, Open-Assessment E-Journal - Discussion Papers
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