Report Summary
This provides an overview of Police Scotland's contact with children and young people alongside a comparison with England and Wales
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Taser Use
A Taser device can be used by an officer as a deterrent by pointing a laser beam at a dangerous individual (known as “red-dotting”). On the occasion when red-dotting does not resolve an issue, the Taser can be discharged with one of two functions: ‘fired’ or ‘drive stun’. When a Taser is fired, this means that the trigger is squeezed and the cartridge is deployed from a distance. Drive stun is when the Taser is applied by hand directly to somebody in close quarters. Both approaches can be used to control a situation whilst minimising injury and harm.
