Public Safety Forums

On November 7, 2005, the Executive Office of Public Safety hosted a public safety forum titled, "Considering Electronic Weapons." Listed directly below are the Powerpoint slides from each speaker that presented at the forum. Also, further down the page are the documents made available prior to the forum.

• "Exploring Less-Lethal Force: Critical Issues in Considering Introducing Electronic Weapons"  -- a policy brief by Asheley Van Ness and Sarah Lawrence of the Massachusetts Executive Office of Public Safety
  
  
• "A National Perspective"  -- presented by Steven Edwards, Bureau of Justice Assistance, US Department of Justice
  
  
• "Developing a Leadership Team"  file size 1MB -- presented by John Firman, International Association of Chiefs of Police
  
  
• "The Efficacy and Safety of Tasers"  -- presented by Jay Kehoe, Taser International Inc.
  
  
• "A Discussion on Community Outreach and Data Research"  -- presented by Chief Gil Kerlikowske, Seattle Police Department, WA
  
  
• "An Overview of Massachusetts Legislation and Model Training Protocols"  -- presented by Anne Marie Ferreira, Executive Office of Public Safety
  

Pre-Forum Documentation

• Forum Invitation Sheet 
  
  
• "Less Lethal Force: Proposed Standards for Massachusetts Law Enforcement Agencies"  -- a report by the ACLU
  
  
• "Electro-Muscular Disruption Technology: Nine Step Strategy for Effective Deployment"  -- a report by the International Association of Chiefs of Police
  
  
• "Investigation of the Victoria Snelgrove death in October 2004"  file size 3MB -- a report by the Stern Commission
  
  
• "Conducted Energy Device (CED) Policy and Training Guidelines"  -- a report by the Policy Executive Research Forum (PERF)
  
  
• PERF-CED Glossary