Tasers rolled out across country Victoria

Officers in all 24-hour police stations in regional Victoria will be given Taser stun guns. Source: AAP

HUNDREDS of Tasers will be rolled out in police stations across regional Victoria following a trial of the stun guns.

Officers in all 24-hour stations in country Victoria will get Tasers after police trialled the devices in six major regional centres.

Deputy Commissioner for Regional Operations Tim Cartwright said police were still taking a "softly softly" approach to Tasers given community concerns about their use.

Mr Cartwright said officers had drawn Tasers about 60 times but only fired them on seven occasions during the trials over the last four years.

There were no serious injuries when the Tasers were fired, he said.

He said it was difficult to distinguish between the use of capsicum spray and Tasers but there had been a continuing decline in injuries to officers and the people they dealt with.

"At the same time, the number of confrontations has increased quite markedly," he told reporters on Wednesday.

"Typically we see people either on drugs or alcohol or with mental illness or a combination of factors trying to do harm to themselves or others.

"Given the number of confrontations that we have we've been very pleased with the results."

Mr Cartwright said metropolitan officers would not be equipped with Tasers as the critical incident response and special operations group teams already carried the devices and were on hand in those areas 24 hours a day.

He said in the long run Victoria Police would want all officers to be equipped with Tasers.

"We've been very careful in our approach and continue to be careful in our approach but it is another opportunity for our members to minimise the risk to themselves and members of the community."

The rollout of 580 new Tasers to 24-hour stations in 29 regional areas will cost $13.5 million.

Anda sedang membaca artikel tentang

Tasers rolled out across country Victoria

Dengan url

http://cucidollaran.blogspot.com/2014/04/tasers-rolled-out-across-country.html

Anda boleh menyebar luaskannya atau mengcopy paste-nya

Tasers rolled out across country Victoria

namun jangan lupa untuk meletakkan link

Tasers rolled out across country Victoria

sebagai sumbernya