Theses and Dissertations
Date of Award
1-1-2020
Document Type
Dissertation - NSU Access Only
Degree Name
Doctor of Philosophy (PhD)
Department
Abraham S. Fischler College of Education and School of Criminal Justice
Advisor
Marcelo Castro
Keywords
Demographic Variables; Law Enforcement; Perceptions; Taser
Abstract
A Quantitative Study of Law Enforcement Officers’ Perceptions of Tasers. E.C. Chielo, 2020: Dissertation, Nova Southeastern University, Abraham S. Fischler College of Education and School of Criminal Justice. Keywords: perceptions, law enforcement, Taser, demographic variables. The purpose of this study was to explore and examine the differences regarding taser use among law enforcement officers working in Southern Florida’s law enforcement agencies. More specifically, the officers’ perceptions and understandings regarding the use of taser use and the extent to which the practice exhibits a significant underlying connection with its effectiveness was analyzed in terms of their connection with various demographic variables gender, age, education level, and years of expertise as a law enforcement officer. The researcher recruited 50 law enforcement officers from the region using online-based recruitment to collect relevant data regarding the aforementioned covariates. The data analysis was conducted using SPSS, with the inferential analysis consisting of ANOVA models aimed at examining the association between the extent to which there exists a significant relationship between the variables explored. It is hoped that the results and findings of this study will be instrumental in informing policy and strategies to effectively implement taser use among law enforcement officers in the United States.
NSUWorks Citation
Eddy C. Chielo. 2020. A Quantitative Study of Law Enforcement Officers’ Perceptions of Tasers. Doctoral dissertation. Nova Southeastern University. Retrieved from NSUWorks, Abraham S. Fischler College of Education and School of Criminal Justice. (1246)
https://nsuworks.nova.edu/fse_etd/1246.