Event Description
Rob Kane, PhD, director and professor of criminology and justice studies
Rob Kane, PhD, will explore the results of a randomized, controlled trial that examined the effects of Taser exposure on cognitive functioning among healthy human volunteers. While the study found significant and clinically important declines in cognitive functioning among “Tased” participants, it highlighted a great deal of variability in how the Taser-exposed individuals responded to the shock. Some reported feeling “emotionally depleted” right after being Tased, while others became alert, energized, and seemingly ready to do battle. What accounts for these variations, and what are we to make of a “non-lethal" use of force technology that produces such wide-ranging psychological and physical effects on those subjected to it? This presentation is designed to appeal to a broad audience in the hopes of sparking a lively discussion on an important and timely topic. This College of Arts and Sciences Dean's Seminars are free and open to the Drexel community. Light refreshments will be served.
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