There is considerable controversy over the use of conducted energy weapons (CEWs) in Canada and the United States. Although a 2004 Amnesty International report cited in White and Ready (2007) noted 74 people killed after being electrocuted by a TASER in the United States and Canada, these deaths were not entirely due to the pulse weapon itself. Canadian police forces should continue to use conducted energy weapons because the benefits of these devices, such as removing the officer from a dangerous situation, the less harm they transmit to the offender and, since they are a less lethal option, outweighs deaths resulting from the use of conducted energy weapons. . The limited research and reporting on the subject shows that these deaths were caused in most cases, but not limited to, by excessive or unnecessary misuse of the device by the police officer or by factors outside the control. offender such as drugs and alcohol, age of suspect, heart problems and excited delirium syndrome. There are many brands of conducted energy weapons, but the TASER is the dominant model on the market (Zaychenko & Verdum-Jones 2011). Zaychenko and Verdun-Jones (2011) explain that newer models of the TASER have a gun-like appearance and have two distinct electrical current modes: push-stun mode or probe mode. Push stun mode is when "the device is pressed against the target's body, emitting a pulsing electrical current directly into the muscles", while probe mode discharges two probes out of the weapon which penetrate the target's clothing. the target and send an electric current to the first layer (Zaychenko and Verdun). -Jones 2011). They were introduced after tear gas grenades were discontinued due to eye injuries and as a second option to pepper spray (White & Ready 2007). Conducted Energy Weapons were first introduced into police forces as they provide a less lethal option for suspect control and are safer. for the police officer (Zaychenko & Verdun-Jones 2011). The increase in CEW-related deaths has caused many people to re-evaluate the benefits of this weapon. However, it is important to consider the factors underlying the deaths, such as misuse by police officers. This misuse could be the fact that the police officer uses the device in a non-life-threatening situation, when the device is used on the chest or when multiple shocks are deployed as in the Dziekanski case (Zaychenk and Verdun -Jones 2011). Zaychenko and Verdun-Jones suggest that frequency refers to "inappropriate levels of suspicious resistance" as well as repetitions such as an excessive amount of TASER used on one person or multiple cycles used..