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.
From voicing support to raising officer safety concerns, here’s a roundup of responses
As the nation grapples with widespread civil unrest, moments of connection have emerged
Police officers need to be able to apply the right combination of tactics to maintain or restore peace and personally survive while doing it
On the first court hearing for the death of Freddie Gray, protests briefly turned heated when police arrested an activist
The report focuses on the regional police response in the 17 days that followed the shooting of Michael Brown
Since the department volunteered to test bodycams, they’ve learned the difference the little device makes on police work
Rules would call for removal of people who made ‘repetitious, personal, impertinent or profane remarks’ at meetings
Protesters were captured on camera yelling ‘pigs in a blanket, fry ‘em like bacon’
The department is open to demands because they have already begun to make many of the suggested reforms
The chief defended the officers in a fatal shooting that has drawn unrest in the streets
The media was shown 2 videos including one of a recent fatal shooting to dispel any misinformation
Police fatally shot a suspect after he allegedly pointed a gun at them
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