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| 2008-03-24 |
2007 |
2006_ILEF_Report_FINAL.pdf
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LTC Edward L. Hughes (USA-Ret) |
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Report on the Fifth International Law Enforcement Forum on Minimal Force Options |
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This year’s Forum in Fairfax brought together persons involved in the development, use and monitoring of less-lethal technologies and included representatives from the United Kingdom (UK), the United States (US), Canada, New Zealand and Sweden. Delegates examined best practices in controlling aggressive individuals, maintaining public order, conducted energy devices and less-lethal applications and emerging issues in counter-terrorism.
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| 2007-01-29 |
January 29, 2007 |
ABE2_REPORT.pdf
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LTC Edward Hughes |
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Attrubute Based Evaluation II (ABE-2) of Less-Lethal Impact Munitions |
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This report, co-authored by the Pennsylvania State University’s (Penn State) Institute for Non-Lethal Defense Technologies (INLDT) and the Los Angeles Sheriff’s Department (LASD), contains an evaluation of off-the-shelf less-lethal munitions, and provides law enforcement officials with a comparative basis for selecting munitions best suited for their requirements. The evaluation was conducted at the Pennsylvania State University’s main campus in State College and the National Firearms and Tactical Training Unit (NFTTU) in Altoona, Pennsylvania. Various manufacturers donated the less-lethal munitions.
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| 2006-04-27 |
December 2005 |
2005_ILEF_Report_FINAL.pdf
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LTC Edward L. Highes (USA ret) |
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Report of the Fourth International Law Enforcement Forum for Minimal Force Options and Less-Lethal Technologies |
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This year it was significant that the Forum was hosted by a police organization of international repute – The Royal Canadian Mounted Police (RCMP) – which underscored the international law enforcement focus of ILEF. The 2005 Forum included a day dedicated to discussion with less-lethal manufacturers and distributors. Key issues included identifying operational requirements and capability gaps, the development and establishment of testing and training standards for less-lethal technologies, and working to achieve those ends.
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| 2005-09-15 |
26 August 2005 |
operational_scenarios_final_draft_report.pdf
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E. Hughes |
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Less-Lethal Operational Scenarios for Law Enforcement |
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This effort brought together a select group of law enforcement expert practitioners to discuss and develop operational scenarios for less-lethal devices. The intent was to develop these scenarios in a form consistent with the previously discussed NATO SAS-035 Study, but focused on US law enforcement operational needs.
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| 2004-04-16 |
04/15/2004 |
2004_ilef_report.pdf
2004_ilef_presentations.pdf
2004_ilef_appendices.pdf |
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Report Editor Lieutenant Colonel Ed Hughes, U.S. Army-Retired |
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Report of the Third International Law Enforcement Forum on Minimal Force Options |
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The first two meetings of the International Law Enforcement Forum (ILEF) on Minimal Force Options held at The Pennsylvania State University in April 2001 and October 2002 were extremely successful in focusing on less-lethal and minimal force concepts, technologies, and deployment at the expert practitioner level. The Police Scientific Development Branch of the United Kingdom’s Home Office generously hosted this year’s International Forum which focused on moving forward with the development of accepted international standards for development, testing, and training.
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| 2004-04-13 |
1 Jannuary 2001 |
crowd_control_report.pdf
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Dr. John M. Kenny, Dr. Clark McPhail, Dr. Peter Waddington, Lt. Sid Heal, Maj. Steve Ijames, Dr. Donald N. Farrer, Dr. Jim Taylor, Capt. Dick Odenthal
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Crowd Behavior, Crowd Control, and the Use of Non-Lethal Weapons |
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The Human Effects Advisory Panel convened from 12-14 September 2000. Its purpose was to assess crowd behavior and the potential for crowd control. This is a leading core capability sought by the Joint Non-lethal Weapons Program. The need to thoroughly examine crowd behavior grew out of the Panel's previous assessments of non-lethal weapons, which are being designed for crowd control...
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| 2004-02-18 |
02/18/04 |
ballistic_gelatin_report.pdf
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N. C. Nicholas, Ph.D.J. R. Welsch |
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Ballistic Gellatin Report |
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This is a reference document for ballistic gelatin. It includes a summary discussion of ballistic gelatin’s properties and utility, samples of test firings into ballistic gelatin, a set of procedures for preparing ballistic gelatin, and an extensive set of references on ballistic gelatin.
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| 2003-01-29 |
January 2003 |
ilef_report.pdf
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LtCol Edward L. Hughes (USA-Ret), Col Andrew F. Mazzara (USMC-Ret), Mr. Colin Burrows, Dr. John Leathers |
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Report on the Second International Law Enforcement Forum – Minimal Force Options |
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Increased interaction between the police and friendly, neutral, or hostile individuals or crowds has become a feature of the contemporary urban landscape. This is likely to remain the case for the foreseeable future. Minimal force options expand the number of choices available to law enforcement confronting situations in which the use of deadly force is considered inappropriate...
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| 2003-01-28 |
March 15, 2002 |
pema_workshop.pdf
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Col Andrew F. Mazzara (USMC-Ret), Mr. Victor Fishman, Mr. Dave Witmer, Mr. Ed Crow |
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Needs and Technologies for Improving the Capability of First Responders in Homeland Defense and Emergency Crisis |
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This report summarizes identified needs and technologies for improving first responder capability in homeland defense and emergency crisis. The needs and technologies identified were the result of a technology roundtable conducted with experts from the emergency response system within a cross-section of Commonwealth agencies. The roundtable participants were identified by the Pennsylvania Emergency Management Agency (PEMA). The roundtable was conducted by The Applied Research Laboratory’s Institute for Emerging Defense Technologies…
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| 2003-01-27 |
February 15, 2003 |
abe_report.pdf
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Dr. John M. Kenny, Capt. Sid Heal, and Capt. Mike Grossman |
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The Attribute-Based Evaluation (ABE) of Less-Than-Lethal, Extended-Range, Impact Munitions |
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When local police and military departments consider the procurement of less-than-lethal, extended-range impact munitions, there are only the manufacturer’s specifications and performance characteristics upon which to base a “buy or not buy” decision. This report, co-authored by the Los Angeles Sheriff’s Department (LASD) and Penn State University’s Applied Research Laboratory (ARL), is a preliminary evaluation of off-the-shelf less-than-lethal munitions that will allow law enforcement officials a comparative basis for…
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| 2003-01-26 |
October 3, 2000 |
calamative_report.pdf
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Dr. Joan M. Lakoski, Dr. W. Bosseau Murray, and Dr. John M. Kenny |
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The Advantages and Limitations of Calmatives for Use as a Non-Lethal Technique |
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This literature search was prepared with the view that the pursuit of minimal force options and the debate surrounding them should be conducted on the basis of existing facts from scientific literature. The purpose of this study was to assess the potential use of calmatives as non-lethal techniques…
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