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66 FBI L. Enforcement Bull. 17 (1997)
Pepper Spray: Training for Safety

handle is hein.journals/fbileb66 and id is 348 raw text is: Pepper Spray Training for Safety By M1ONTY B, RET M any people have exper - enced the fiery sensation of biting into a cayenne pepper. It can bring tears to the eves and send the unlucky diner gulpig ilo water to douse the flaming taste buds. In recent years.oleoresin ap- siCni (O() sprlays have harnessed the pepper s potent poiw ers and pro- vided a usef ul tool for the police to use in subdupin violent subjects. Iiowever, wi1h the increased use of OC sprays by lawx enforcement agencis, questions about their safety continue to surlace. ()ne of the main concerns re- \olves around niore than 30 in-cu- tody deaths in which an officer use of (X' spray to subdue a iolent individual allegedly coittihuled to the death. These deatlh have prompted many department, to re- evaluate their use of (C spray lun studies of in-custody deaths involving O( spray identi- lied se eral comm on factors in those incidents. In addition to un- derstanding these Cactors. adniis- trators and tiaincrs in departments that use or plan to use ()( spray need to know what such spray s con- tain, how they w ork, and how\ and when to use them. WX ith1 this in for- mation they can devise train ing programs that will enable officers to use OC spray safely and effectivcly, iT OF IN-CLSTOD1 DEAT IS The International tsouation of ('hiue of Polie (I \( P) and the FBI conducted sepa(ad, studies of in-custodx deaths in w(hich ( spay \\ as used to subdue a ject. Both tlies e, iueled the lax November 1997 / 17

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