AP Exclusive: ICE plans to give officers gloves that can deliver painful electric shocks

Immigration and Customs Enforcement officers may soon be outfitted with gloves that can deliver painful electric shocks that are intended to gain compliance from combative individuals

Civil rights advocates expressed alarm, saying ICE officers already face criticism for their use of force – including several deaths – with little oversight or accountability.

Civil rights advocates expressed alarm, saying ICE officers already face criticism for their use of force – including several deaths – with little oversight or accountability.

To use the device, officers must complete a course and be recertified every two years, the manufacturer says.

The US Immigration and Customs Enforcement officers may soon be outfitted with gloves that can deliver painful electric shocks intended to gain compliance from combative individuals. ICE plans to spend up to $20 million to purchase thousands of “conductive distraction and deescalation devices” for officers and agents b

The gloves must be applied directly to someone's skin to deliver a pain stimulus that typically helps an officer gain compliance within seconds

U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement officers may soon be outfitted with gloves that can deliver painful electric shocks that are intended to gain compliance from combative individuals.

According to manufacturer, shock ‘is usually effective in bringing individuals into compliance in less than three seconds’ ICE plans to spend up to $20m (£15m) to purchase thousands of gloves that can deliver painful electric shocks for officers and agents by March, according to a notice published Monday by the Depart

ICE Plans To Spend $20 Million To Give Officers Electric Shock Gloves  huffpost.com

Immigration and Customs Enforcement officers may soon be outfitted with gloves that can deliver painful electric shocks intended to gain compliance from combative individuals.

AP Exclusive: ICE plans to give officers gloves that can deliver painful electric shocks  AP News

U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement officers may soon be outfitted with gloves that can deliver painful electric shocks intended to gain compliance from combative individuals.