Crowd Control
The Crowd Control topic focuses on the difficult task of controlling large groups of people with a limited number of police officers and resources. The police crowd control articles and tips in this section focus on strategy, policy, planning and tactics that can help quell a riled-up crowd and riot gear — helmets and shields — that will keep them safe in the process.
Law enforcement must be prepared for the worst when a controversial verdict is read, protestors become violent or a sports team wins a championship and the celebration spills to the streets.
Jury trial required to determine liability for mass arrest, alleged excessive force and supervisory indifference
Agencies from small to large faced the challenge of how to allow for the freedom of speech and protests, while maintaining the peace and protecting the rights of all involved
If you wish to prepare your agency for unrest it would behoove you to read the entire report
The mayor also pushed back against the police union president, saying his recent criticism “crossed a line”
A private security officer shouted for bystanders to take cover, police said Friday
Police said a false report of gunfire set off a stampede that trampled more than a dozen people
Police Chief Danielle Outlaw said Wednesday the city, police and community need to take a different approach for violent protesters
The mayor also responded to a rebuke from the police union president that he has handcuffed officers from taking swift action against brawling demonstrators
Hundreds of teenagers and young adults massed in North Philadelphia late Sunday, damaging at least six police cars
Sen. Ted Cruz weighed in, calling for a federal investigation into the actions of both the mayor and the police
At least three groups had planned rallies or demonstrations at different sites in the city, including members of the so-called Proud Boys and antifa
The protesters were taken into custody after lying down on Eighth Avenue and blocking traffic
Thirty-six officers suffered injuries from flying rocks and bricks in the hours following the OIS of a fugitive
People in the crowd threw rocks and bricks, with 25 officers suffering mostly minor injuries during the tense clash
Encirclement is an American police tactic that might be viewed by the untrained eye as kettling
There are many management considerations for police response to protests, demonstrations and riots
The LEO alleged Black Lives Matter activist DeRay Mckesson was negligent for organizing and leading the Baton Rouge protestors to illegally block a public highway
The department is investigating an officer’s use of force on a woman while breaking up a fight during a festival
The motion seeks to end restrictions on when police can use chemical agents such as pepper spray and tear gas to break up protests
Many were treated on scene after reports of a possible shooting in Los Angeles’s Hyde Park
Police believe the suspect who drove into a crowd killing two and injuring seven others was impaired at the time
The plaintiffs have dismissed the lawsuit without prejudice, meaning the case could be filed again at a later date
Sophia Wilansky was injured during a violent clash between protesters and police during the months-long protest of the Dakota Pipeline
The unmanned eye-in-the-sky is the latest wrinkle in the NYPD’s ever-evolving plan to keep revelers safe
The jury sentenced James Alex Fields Jr. to life in prison for killing a woman when he rammed his car into a crowd during a white nationalist rally in Virginia
France deployed some 89,000 police but still failed to deter the determined protesters
A state jury rejected defense arguments that James Alex Fields Jr. acted in self-defense during a “Unite the Right” rally in Charlottesville
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Facing the most serious crisis since his election in May 2017, President Emmanuel Macron remained silent but met with police officers to offer them support
The chopper was dispatched after the crowd assaulted a trooper and police horses
Then-Interim Chief Lawrence O’Toole announced that 30 officers had been physically injured while responding to protests that followed the acquittal of Jason Stockley
Alderwoman Megan Ellyia Green alleges that she suffered from respiratory problems and remains fearful of police after a 2017 protest
During a 2017 protest, police used a tactic known as a kettle in which officers form lines and encircle crowds deemed unruly
