Todak Natalie Erin, Cesar Gabriel T, Louton Brooks
School of Criminology and Criminal Justice, Arizona State University, 411 N. Central Ave., Suite 600, Phoenix, AZ 85004-0685, USA.
Arizona State University, USA.
J Forensic Leg Med. 2015 Oct;35:4-8. doi: 10.1016/j.jflm.2015.06.010. Epub 2015 Jun 21.
The current study examines the content of autopsy reports (N = 184) for deaths that occurred following TASER exposure by police. Guided by previous research and national autopsy standards for other weapon-specific deaths, we evaluate 1) whether reports document situational characteristics of the police-citizen encounter and 2) whether reports document characteristics of the TASER exposure. We find a large portion of reports are often missing a police report summary and information regarding the TASER exposure. Considering the expanding use of TASERs by police, we emphasize the importance of creating national standards that require documentation of police report summaries, TASER injuries, and TASER logs.
本研究调查了警方使用泰瑟枪后死亡的尸检报告内容（N = 184）。以先前的研究和针对其他特定武器致死情况的国家尸检标准为指导，我们评估了：1）报告是否记录了警察与公民接触的情境特征；2）报告是否记录了泰瑟枪使用情况的特征。我们发现，很大一部分报告往往缺少警方报告摘要以及与泰瑟枪使用情况相关的信息。鉴于警方对泰瑟枪的使用日益广泛，我们强调制定国家标准的重要性，这些标准应要求记录警方报告摘要、泰瑟枪造成的伤害以及泰瑟枪使用记录。
