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.
Even if you are responding to an urgent call, running in uniform in a crowd can cause panic
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A report on the LAPD’s response to mass demonstrations in summer 2020 reveals how acts of violence against police and citizens, extensive property damage and looting caught police off guard
The protesters accused officers of using excessive force during a demonstration on Inauguration Day
No arrests were made during the march
The legislature wants tougher penalties for highway marchers and potentially putting some demonstrators on the hook for the enforcement costs at unruly protests
Six police officers were reported injured
Two uniformed police officers suffered “minor injuries from coordinated attacks” as protesters fled the scene, the Metropolitan Police Department said
The bill aims to protect drivers from legal consequences if they inadvertently hit, injure or kill pedestrians who are obstructing traffic
Officers patrolling during the inauguration will not have their body cameras on unless police action is required
The colorful and lively Rose Parade marched safely Monday under cloudy skies and the watchful presence of more than 1,000 LEOs
Three people are in custody after two Dakota Access pipeline protesters rappelled from the roof of the U.S. Bank Stadium
Authorities said he also threw microphones and speakers from the stage during a performance
The placement of the 65 trucks, along with 100 patrol cars, at intersections surrounding Times Square is a new element to an already heavily policed event
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After the terrorist attacks in Berlin and Brussels, authorities are ramping up security for the annual Rose Parade with barricades, security checkpoints and other measures
Jim and Doug discuss four things they identify as the biggest trends of the year
The tool let law enforcement search specific keywords and monitor social media users
In a letter released Monday, the officers asked Obama to send 100 Border Patrol agents and members of the U.S. Marshals Service Special Operations Group
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”
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