14. CEW HANDLING (WHILE ON DUTY)                                  
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TASER International training outlines pros and cons of holstering as follows (with instruction to refer to own policy):                                  
Support-side pros include lower risk of drawing wrong weapon under stress, hip cross draw allows for faster engagement on the target, and easier identification as a √ √ √ √ √ √       √ √     √ √ √ √
CEW by other officers; a con is that there are weapon retention issues depending on training. (TI v.12, v.13, v.14)
A dominant-side-carry pro is weapon retention; a con is that there is a higher risk of weapon confusion, and there are three known incidents of shootings by mistaken weapon. (TI v.12, v.13, v.14) √ √ √ √ √ √       √ √     √ √ √ √
Materials recommend non-firearm-side holstering.       √     √   √ √     √     √