TASER Research Evaluation and Data (TREND) Introduction

This is a step-by-step reference guide for users to follow when completing the TASER Data Science Report. This report is part of the TASER Research Evaluation and Data (TREND) program, an effort to document the effectiveness of energy weapons.

Introducing the TASER Data Science Report

The report is used to describe TASER energy weapon use, including surrounding conditions, how the energy weapon was used, and how well it worked. There are several major sections to the report.

• Event Details – where the event occurred, what conditions were like, reason for the call, de-escalation techniques, and whether video is available.
• Subject Details – the subject's vital statistics, clothing, medical attention received (if any), and whether the subject is human or animal.
• Officer Details – details about the officer in the incident.
• TASER Deployment Circumstances – the threat the subject presented, subject behavior, and the reasons for TASER deployment.
• TASER Deployment – the TASER energy weapon used in the incident, probe distance traveled, number of discharges, cycle duration, and details about probe placement.
• TASER Effect – additional detail about the TASER energy weapon deployment. This section includes an interactive body outline, allowing you to document on drawings of a human body where the probes struck the subject.