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.
A special response team is exposed to gases in training to prepare them for civil unrest response
It is difficult to watch agencies allow their elected leadership do things that violate established tactics
Sound planning that outlines a response strategy, coupled with rules of engagement and quality less-lethal training, will enhance an agency’s response
Both officers survived, but one left the department due to his injury
Authorities say they won’t forcibly remove the protesters
Gov. Jack Dalrymple called it a “serious mistake” that “prolongs the dangerous situation” of having hundreds of protesters who are camped out on federal land during wintry weather
A viral post that was said to be a statement from Ace said stores were asked by law enforcement to “refrain from selling material that could be used at the camps”
Prosecutor’s announced that Officer Brentley Vinson would not be charged in the fatal shooting of Keith Lamont Scott
The three-month pilot project was designed to expand LAPD’s less-lethal options in a department effort to curb escalation
The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers told demonstrators to leave an encampment where they’ve been protesting the Dakota Access pipeline
More than 525 people from across the country have been arrested during months of protests
Dakota Access oil pipeline protesters will not follow a government directive to leave the federal land where hundreds have camped for months
At least one person was arrested
Eighty sanitation trucks were placed at intersections and other places as barriers against any kind of attack.
The suit accused police of excessive force and violating protesters constitutional rights to freedom of speech and assembly
Protesters and law enforcement gave conflicting accounts about what might have caused the explosion
Police called the scene “an ongoing riot”
Protestors clashed at the site where Gov. Greg Abbott dedicated a monument recognizing the contribution of African-Americans to the state
Officials said officers and concrete barricades causing congestion outside Trump’s home will remain in place at least until his inauguration in late January
From my experience as an agent working on several inaugurals, I know that every conceivable security issue and contingency is discussed and gamed out several months in advance
The video shows Los Angeles protesters lining up to shake hands with officers
Mostly, the demonstrations were peaceful
The Saturday protests were largely peaceful, although two police officers were slightly injured in protests in Indianapolis
Portland police said one person was shot by a man who had gotten into a confrontation with a protester
The demonstrations stretched into a third straight night Thursday and came to a head in Portland
Police termed the protest a riot and began making mass arrests
The extent of the officers’ injuries is unknown
Five people were shot and injured near Seattle, but police said the shootings and the protest were unrelated
The raw divisions exposed by the presidential race were on full display across America on Wednesday
There were no immediate arrests
The officer’s lawsuit says he was struck in the face by a piece of concrete or a “rock like substance” thrown during a July 9 protest over the death of Alton Sterling
Both Hillary Clinton and Donald Trump will be about a mile apart when results come in — creating unprecedented security headaches for NYC
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