Systems and methods for collecting use of force information

A weapon for impeding locomotion by a target, the weapon comprising:

• a controller;
• a stimulus signal generator that provides a current in response to the controller, the current when passed through tissue of the target produces contractions in skeletal muscles of the target to impede locomotion by the target;
• a memory;
• and
• an audio I/O circuit;
• wherein
• after the stimulus signal generator provides the current, the controller provides to the audio I/O circuit indicia of an operator prompt regarding a use of force and records in the memory indicia of an operator reply from the audio I/O circuit.

An apparatus for conducting a current through a target for producing contractions in skeletal muscles of a target to impede locomotion by the target, the apparatus comprising:

• a processing circuit;
• a stimulus signal generator that provides the current in response to the processing circuit;
• a transmitter;
• an audio I/O circuit coupled to the transmitter;
• and
• a control that provides indicia of identity of an operator of the apparatus;
• wherein
• after the stimulus signal generator provides the current, the processing circuit provides to the audio I/O circuit indicia of a prompt regarding a use of force to an operator of the apparatus and stores data in the memory comprising indicia of an answer to the prompt, received from the audio I/O circuit, in association with the indicia of identity of the operator;
• and
• the transmitter transmits in accordance with the data.

A method performed by an electronic weapon, the method comprising:

• applying a force, wherein applying comprises passing a current from the weapon through tissue of a target to produce contractions in skeletal muscles of the target to impede locomotion by the target;
• after applying, outputting from the weapon an audio prompt to obtain an operator input;
• and
• recording via the weapon a description of the application of the force, the description in accordance with the operator input.