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
Panelists shared lessons learned, leading practices and cutting-edge approaches that can assist agencies in dealing with unplanned critical incidents
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
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
After large protests by Native Americans and violent clashes with police, President Obama said federal officials are considering rerouting the Dakota Access pipeline
The check-ins were organized to prevent police from ‘tracking protesters’ - an allegation that local law enforcement says is false
Officer Dominique Heaggan-Brown was terminated as a result of the PD’s investigation into sexual assault charges
A woman who pulled out a .38-caliber pistol fired three times at officers, narrowly missing a sheriff’s deputy. Officers did not return fire
Jim and Doug discuss how social media plays into modern police activity, and whether or not further cooperation is on the horizon
Law enforcement officers wearing riot gear and firing bean bags and pepper spray on Thursday ousted protesters from a camp on private land
As many as 100 juveniles were involved in disturbances
Operatives’ actions range from asking a very embarrassing question of the candidate as they pass to triggering a shoving match in the crowd
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