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.
Decisions to use force, especially deadly force, are unquestionably the most critical an officer will ever make
Are you prepared to respond if essential buildings such as city hall, courthouses and police stations are overrun by protesters?
Follow this philosophy whether responding to a riot or supporting a search warrant
Activists recently promised mass disruption if Jason Stockley is acquitted for killing Anthony Lamar Smith
The City Council will vote on whether to approve Chief Andrew Greenwood’s request — and overturn a 20-year ban on using pepper spray during protests
Protesters who cooperated with officers were ticketed and released without fingerprinting, the mayor’s spokesman said
The Department of Homeland Security formally classified antifa’s activities as “domestic terrorist violence” in 2016, according to a new report
The defense said Jason Stockley acted “reasonably” in self-defense when he fatally shot Anthony Lamar Smith after a pursuit in 2011
The Department of Homeland Security issued a confidential warning to law enforcement three days before the deadly Charlottesville rally
White supremacy has moved from the dark corners of the internet into American streets, bringing the threat of violence along with it
A public school teacher is charged with terroristic threats and harassment for allegedly making verbal threats of violence to an officer
Police said they have now identified 35 victims after a car plowed into a crowd, killing a woman
About 2,000 people gathered in what was billed as a “Rally Against Hate”
Mayor Ed Lee said one group had not canceled the rally in writing, so police would remain vigilant at the Golden Gate site
IACP and the Lawyers’ Committee will lead a discussion about ways to break down barriers and strengthen the relationship between LE and communities that are the targets of hate crimes
The shooting occurred after a struggle over the suspect’s gun
Jim and Doug discuss how crowd control is changing
Three people sustained minor injuries
Mayor Mike Signer said the events on Aug. 12 “raised serious questions about the city’s handling of security, communications, and governance”
Their answer so far is huge officer manpower and tighter restrictions on the demonstrators
When things calmed down two hours later, eight officers had been sent to hospitals with injuries ranging from a broken hand to cuts on the face
Police used tear gas to disperse the crowds after protesters threw rocks and bottles at them
Boston Commissioner William Evans said 33 arrests had been made by Saturday night — mostly for disorderly conduct while some were for assaulting police officers
Prosecutors say if convicted, he faces a lengthy prison sentence under California’s three-strikes law
Thousands of leftist counterprotesters marched through Boston on Saturday, chanting anti-Nazi slogans and waving signs condemning white nationalism
Antifa has become one of the most prominent militant groups at protests
“If you’re sitting on a campus where this hasn’t happened, consider this your wake-up call that it might”
Violence is not free speech, so cops must be empowered with well-defined marching orders to stop protests from devolving into chaos
Saturday marked the first time in 28 years that the Virginia National Guard was deployed to quell civil unrest
Several people climbed a ladder, wrapped a strap around the statue and pulled it down
With the portable barricades, entrances are closed to traffic but can be lowered to let authorized law enforcement and delivery vehicles through
Responders went to Wegmans planning to purchase pizza, but left with donated food, chips and drinks
Charlottesville tried to move the location of the deadly “Unite the Right” alt-right rally from downtown to a larger park, but lost in court