Clarke plans ‘use of force coordinator’

The decision was announced today in the second part of a ministerial review of the policies and use of Tasers/

The 36-page review contains 16 recommendations from an advisory panel that looked at policies and procedures governing conducted energy devises and their use in Nova Scotia.

Justice Minister Cecil Clarke has accepted all recommendations and placed an immediate interim restriction on the use of the conducted energy device to "situations of violent or aggressive resistance or active threat that may cause serious injury to the law enforcement officer, the subject or the public," until a full policy review can be completed by the co-ordinator.

"With these moves, I think we are positioning Nova Scotia to be a leader in future use of this technology," said Clarke.

"This will help us ensure we strike the right balance between providing law-enforcement agencies with the proper tools necessary to do their job while keeping our citizens safe from crime."