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Police usage of Pava spray and tasers (FOI)

Police usage of Pava spray and tasers (FOI)

Produced by the Freedom of Information office
Authored by Government of Jersey and published on 24 November 2022.
Prepared internally, no external costs.

Request

Since the use of tasers and Pava spray dating back 2012, providing a yearly breakdown:

A

How many children have been tasered or Pava sprayed? Including detailing gender?

B

How many disabled persons have been tasered or Pava sprayed? Including detailing gender?

C

How many minority groups black/ transgender have been tasered or Pava sprayed. Including detailing gender?

D

How many officers mobile devices have been checked for inappropriate images or comments on social media?

E

How many people have been tasered or Pava sprayed suffering from mental health issues or while being detained under Article 36?

Response

All responses have been provided by the States of Jersey Police.

A

Number of persons under 18 years old who have been subject of Taser discharge1​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​

 201420152016201720182019202020212022

Total 

Male-------1-1
Female--
--------
Total-------1-1


Number of persons under 18 years old who have been subject of Pava discharge2​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​

 20152016201720182019202020212022

Total 

Male------112
Female---------
Total------112

B

Information relating the number of persons with a disability who have been subject of either Taser or Pava discharge is not recorded. 

C

Information on the number of persons subject of Taser discharge and identifying as transgender is not recorded. The number of persons subject of Taser discharge who represent a known minority group is 1 (Portuguese). The number of persons subject of Pava discharge who represent any minority group is not recorded. 

D

To determine how many police officers’ mobile devices have been checked for inappropriate images or comments on social media would require a manual inspection of several hundred records held by the Professional Standards Department. It is estimated that, on average, a minimum of 10 minutes would be required to inspect each record, which would cause this entire response to significantly exceed the 12.5 hours maximum time limit as provided by Article 16(1) of the Freedom of Information (Jersey) Law 2011. A response to this question is therefore declined. 

E

Number of persons known to be suffering a mental health episode at the time of being subject of Taser discharge1​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​

201420152016201720182019202020212022

Total 

---13157320


Number of persons known to be suffering a mental health episode at the time of being subject of Pava discharge2​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​

20152016201720182019202020212022

Total 

Information not recorded​​​
​​415

1​ Taser was first introduced in Jersey in 2014.

2 Pava was first introduced in Jersey in 2015. 

Article applied

Article 16 - A scheduled public authority may refuse to supply information if cost excessive

(1) A scheduled public authority that has been requested to supply information may refuse to supply the information if it estimates that the cost of doing so would exceed an amount determined in the manner prescribed by Regulations. 

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