1st Edition
Legal Implications of Taser Use and Prone Position on Excited Delirium Subjects
1.Excited Delirium: A Myth or Reality. 2.The Controversial Taser: History, Legal Standards, and Guidelines. 3.Municipal Liability for Inappropriate Taser Use by Police Officers. 4.Taser Use by Police: Individual Officer Liability. 5.Taser Use on Pretrial Detainees. 6.Taser Use by Correctional Officers. 7.Taser’s Place in the Use-of-Force Continuum. 8.Excited Delirium, Prone Position, Hog-Tying, and Sudden Deaths. 9.Taser Use and Prone Position involving Excited Delirium Subjects. 10.Conclusion.
Biography
Vidisha Barua Worley is Professor of Criminal Justice at Lamar University, Beaumont, Texas, U.S.A. and is a licensed attorney in the state of New York, U.S.A. and in India. Dr. Worley is the lead editor of a two-volume set of encyclopedia titled, American Prisons and Jails: An Encyclopedia of Controversies and Trends (2019). She has published extensively on civil liability of police and correctional officers for the inappropriate use of Tasers in the United States.
"Legal Implications of Taser Use and Prone Position on Excited Delirium Subjects is an important addition to the scholarship on excessive force and police practices. Through detailed explanations and examples of excited delirium, Professor Vidisha Barua Worley illustrates the dangers of police practices that ignore the potential injury to arrestees and incarcerated people. Further, she examines the law as it relates to use of force, the potential for liability, and the legal hurdles that must be overcome to bring a lawsuit against the police when force is excessive. This book should be mandatory reading for police officers and those who train them, as well as legislators and judges who consider cases and legal restrictions related to use of force."
Justin Brooks, Professor of Practice, University of San Diego School of Law, Author of You Might Go to Prison, Even Though You’re Innocent."This book provides a timely and unflinching look at taser use, prone restraint, and the dubious legacy of excited delirium. Drawing on case law, medical insight, and real-world events, it challenges deeply entrenched practices with clarity and conviction. A must-read for policymakers."
Robert M. Worley, Professor of Criminal Justice, Lamar University.
