M26 TASER
Scenario Based Training
For Deployment

Why Scenarios?
♦ Demonstrates students’ ability to apply

classroom knowledge in the field
♦ Allows real life situations to be role
played
♦ Gives instructors the opportunity to
critique students
♦ Deployment deficiencies are found in
training, rather than in the field

Training Objectives
♦ Proper use and deployment
– Activation of the M26
– Orientation/sight alignment
– Cycling
♦ Planning
– Planned event
– Small team tactics

Scenarios
♦ Should cover several possibilities
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Not applicable
Applicable if articulated
Best solution given the problem at hand
Alternative Uses
Small team tactics
Not applicable, or not as applicable without
deadly force as a strong alternative

Scenario- Not Applicable
♦ RPD uses a common problem faced by

officers daily. Two subjects are arguing
loudly. Both subjects continue to
antagonize one another after the officer
arrives, but both obey all verbal commands
and neither makes any aggressive moves
towards the anyone. Instructors are looking
for good verbal skills to control the scene.

Scenario- Not Applicable
♦ Another common problem faced by

officers. A non-compliant, but noncombative subject. In the Reno scenario, a
role player acts out the part of an
intoxicated subject who is laying on his
hands. The subject may kick if the officer
fails to identify his/her self, but is not
resistive otherwise. Instructors want to see
light touch and physical controls.

Scenario- Best Tactic Available
♦ Officers are dispatched to a family

disturbance call involving a mother and a
fifteen year old teen. The mother is
cooperative, however the son threatens the
officer and takes a combative stance. Once
the TASER is deployed against the son, the
mother attacks the officer. Instructors look
for a deployment against the teen and a
touch stun on the mother to move her away.

Scenario-Small Team Tactics
♦ A purse snatching call is dispatched to

officers, who upon arriving on scene are
directed to an area where the suspect was
last seen. A a predetermined time, the
suspect runs and goes to ground. Officers
must use verbal communication with the
suspect and each other, as well as deadly
force cover to effectively deal with the
scenario. Instructors look for
communication and proper weapons
handling.

Scenario- Lethal Force Justified
♦ Officers are dispatched to a domestic

violence call in a parking lot. Upon arrival,
they witness the male striking the female.
Upon their approach, the male grabs the
female and draws an edged weapon, holding
it to the female’s throat. The male places
himself in a position that makes a TASER
shot nearly impossible. Instructors look for
communication between officers and the
deployment of deadly force if justified.

Other Issues of Concern
♦ Holstering
– Carry
– Mistaken drawing of firearm over TASER
– Familiarization of holster
♦ Malfunctions in the Field
– Quickly determine causes and inform users to
avoid future problems
– Failure to update officers of potential problems
erodes confidence in weapon

Multi Agency Training
♦ Understanding use and deployment
♦ Commonality of terms in usage
♦ Preparedness for litigation/lawsuits
♦ Who should attend?