Doc 0000173602
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This document outlines general considerations for a contract focused on providing scientific advice and guidance for biological-psychological behavioral control systems, including evaluating projects involving high-intensity light and temporary individual restraint.
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Ask the archive about this →...... . ...... ... .:. . ~ .;; ' . _ .. , . ~ r ~- 1 NON-LETHAL PERSONNEL BEHAVIORAL CONTROL General Considerations: 1. · Possible contract .for. a_year..or more hut _ . ma;y.be~,···-: ·~ supported by increments. 2. In essence the effort would be primarily concerned 6 with providing biological-psychological scientific advice and guidance to support behavioral control systems being fabricated and tested by other concerns and/ or to recommend the development or abandonment of plans to undertake R&D concerned with potential behavioral control systems. .. 3. The above may include but not be limited to: 6 (a) Evaluation of status and progi·ess of on-going projects. For instance (a) the use of high inten~ity light with 6 6 minimum. risk_o.f .pe.rmanent...r.etL'lal ..h ehavloraLcontrcl ....... ·.- -.. ~ger....as_a _J system, and (b) u_~e ~( -. . either in isolation 9r in • combination with · _ _jfor temporary individual restraint. · the system being activated from a distance. (b) Evaluation of currently available literature, and re_s~arch projects underway 19. determine the feasibility of developing a /that would meet the incapacitation re · q -- u . 1 . rem . ents. .- ~--·-·-- --- -----..,. (c) To conduct scientific '~rmchair" evaluations of _. __ -;- -J-· potential incapacitation systems, i.e.,( ----- ----. __ ___ _ ~ electrical current, etc. · (d) To undertake supporting laboratory studies as appropriate.
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