The growing level of violence associated with protests coupled with the growth of military involvement in multinational peacekeeping missions, provides a more urgency for identifying broadly accepted (international) approaches for minimal force options. It underscores the need in the law enforcement community for trusted agent evaluations of the existing and emerging less-lethal technologies that are ostensibly designed to assist law enforcement officers to manage conflict.

Employing non-lethal means to effectively contol violence in the streets has become a major focus within ILEF.