For a CEW to operate, electricity must be able to flow between what components?

• A. The electrodes on a stun gun or the probes from a DFSG
• B. The device's housing
• C. The subject's clothing
• D. The battery terminals

Answer: (A)

A CEW works by creating a conducting path through the subject’s body between two contact points. The electrical pulse is delivered from the energy source to one electrode (stun gun) or probe (DFSG), travels through the subject, and returns via the second electrode. That two-point path is what makes current flow and produce the device’s effects. The device housing is not part of the current path, clothing may affect contact but isn’t the intended conduction route, and the battery terminals supply energy but the current path through the body is between the two electrodes.