Legal Implications of Taser Use and Prone Position on Excited Delirium Subjects

Using case law, this book explores the controversial issues associated with excited or hyperactive delirium with severe agitation, including the appropriate use of tasers, and the inhumane practice of applying bodyweight pressure on subjects by placing them face down in the prone position, depriving them of the ability to breathe.

Vidisha Barua Worley is Professor of Criminal Justice at Lamar University, Beaumont, Texas, U.S.A. and is a licensed attorney in the state of New York, U.S.A. and in India. Dr. Worley is the lead editor of a two-volume set of encyclopedia titled, American Prisons and Jails: An Encyclopedia of Controversies and Trends (2019). She has published extensively on civil liability of police and correctional officers for the inappropriate use of Tasers in the United States.

1.Excited Delirium: A Myth or Reality. 2.The Controversial Taser: History, Legal Standards, and Guidelines. 3.Municipal Liability for Inappropriate Taser Use by Police Officers. 4.Taser Use by Police: Individual Officer Liability. 5.Taser Use on Pretrial Detainees. 6.Taser Use by Correctional Officers. 7.Taser's Place in the Use-of-Force Continuum. 8.Excited Delirium, Prone Position, Hog-Tying, and Sudden Deaths. 9.Taser Use and Prone Position involving Excited Delirium Subjects. 10.Conclusion.