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.
Officer discretion, common sense and good judgment are more important than ever in these difficult times
Solid planning, sufficient personnel and resources, mutual aid and a willingness to act were all key to ensuring a peaceful event
Here are the events and technologies the P1 team and our readership viewed as having the most significant impact on the profession in the last decade
State of emergency was imposed in Ferguson and the surrounding area after shootings during protests
Police chief strode directly toward demonstrators, telling them to get out of the street and urging calm
Police arrest two dozen in protests, but there was no repeat of violence that scarred weekend demonstrations
Police, protesters and community brace for more violence
Ferguson protesters are using a roasted pig’s head with a police officer’s name written on it during a demonstration
Today, to America and to the world, the word “Ferguson” means far more than just another city
Too often in the post-Ferguson era we’ve seen public protests turned into violent clashes with burned buildings and injured persons on both sides of the fray
The material depicts a government in chaos as leaders tried to anticipate unrest, then to respond to what came
The system teaches gun-handling skills, discrimination and when it is appropriate to shoot
State transit cops claim commanders and administrators made ‘detrimental and disturbing’ decisions that endangered officers
Police chief expects that when officers interact with the public, they show each individual respect and dignity
Legislators said mayor put Baltimore in an ‘awful position’ with her lack of leadership during the riots
Footage prevented protests over an incident in which police restrained a woman and used a Taser on a man
City government has yet to show how it will repair the strained relationship between police and the people
Cop said he never flinched before helping a man suffering from heat
On the transmissions, orders instructing officers to “hold the line” are heard, but there are no orders to “stand down.”
In recent weeks, the city settled six other similar suits for a total of $332,500
Center will give young jobless or underemployed men a month’s training before matching them with area jobs
The union said commanders did not want police to be percieved as aggressors, but the result was officers doing nothing
Said growing criticism of his leadership had become a ‘distraction’ that was preventing the city from moving ahead
Judge said prosecutor ‘faithfully performed his duty’ in connection with the grand jury proceedings
Officer involved was found to have violated police department guidelines
Priority after April riots, when officers were not equipped with enough shields or body armor and 160 were injured
Some officers disagree, say they should have been able to break the line, charge rioters and make arrests
Argument between several men turned violent, but the argument was not tied to the event
Two recent examples demonstrated what happens when community and law enforcement leadership get it right and when they get it wrong — one disturbance occurred in Seattle, the other in Baltimore
Union questioned PD’s commitment to reform, while police officials and mayor accused union of misleading the public
A large disturbance is an opportunity for officers to look very good or very bad in front of millions; use the Madison Method to successfully police a crowd