The following
are unsolicited comments from an AELE seminar attendant, who is assigned as a
training officer in a major city police department. Received on 10/3/2008:
“I was able to complete the AELE Police Litigation
Specialist Certification.
“I brought back
the information and incorporated it into our CED/Taser and Defensive Tactics
Training Program as well as educating our Command Staff and Civilian Review
Authority ...
“It has yielded
great results with complaints of excessive use of force involving Tasers ...
“The officers
were trained with supportive materials from AELE courses and have been making
reasonable judgments when utilizing force during arrest situations.
“These good
judgments have resulted in minimal complaints from the subjects arrested
concerning excessive force, 17 out of 430 Taser deployments.
“Of the 17 complaints, the Civilian Review Authority has deemed them reasonable and no further investigation needed. The subject and officer injuries have decreased also.”
AELE: “Building integrity
and confidence through research and education.”