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.
Police get thousands of calls for shoplifting, domestic violence incidents, public drunkenness, and other misbehavior that spikes for about 72 hours on either side of Thanksgiving
In this podcast segment, Jim and Doug discuss the various challenges facing police officers on the final night of October
Following violent protests, the chief of police in Portland suggested that the city ban the wearing of masks during protests
Officer David Eric Casebolt resigned Tuesday from the McKinney Police Department
City Mayor Brian Loughmiller said officials plan to meet with community leaders as the incident is investigated by authorities
Police blocking gates outside of a major hip-hop concert Sunday had bottles thrown at them by angry people in the crowd who were trying to get inside
Planned a bomb attack targeting the Ferguson police chief and other officials
Commanders are addressing holes in coverage stemming in part from a new deployment schedule
Union investigating how police and firefighters were deployed during riots
Man is accused of shooting two police officers during a protest in Ferguson
The protest came about month after a shootout outside a Prophet Muhammad cartoon-drawing contest in a Dallas suburb
Officers in attendance used the festival as an opportunity for connecting with the community
Some held signs and banners against the use of force, while other demonstrators supported police
Cleveland police arrested 71 people on Saturday night after a day of mostly peaceful protests
Demonstrators marched through downtown Oakland on Sunday in a second night of protests against the city’s new get-tough policy for monitoring street protests
Protests grew increasingly aggressive in the wake of a patrolman’s acquittal in the deaths of two suspects
Hundreds marched in Washington state’s capital city to protest a police shooting that wounded two people suspected of trying to steal beer
If cops are stripped of the safety equipment and less lethal devices used for crowd control and other enforcement efforts, the scene on the street can quickly become dangerous
The approximately two dozen arrests so far have involved protesters blocking traffic
On Wednesday morning, protesters began gathering outside of the apartment house where the shooting happened
Dozens of cruisers made their way to Revere Beach on Sunday in response to a brawl that resulted in road closures
Each round is clearly marked with large letters and a distinctive color band to ensure the officer loads the desired type of projectile in poor light or under stress
Politicians and police executives, allow the officers who serve you and your community to do their job
Over the past year, Obama has been called on to respond to what he referred to as the “slow-rolling crisis” of police relations with minority communities
Live television coverage and photos tweeted from the scene showed medics putting a man in an ambulance and a large police presence
Mayor and police chief acknowledged Saturday falling short in controlling what police said was a night of some of the heaviest damage yet
The order for residents to stay home between 10 p.m. and 5 a.m. had been in place since Tuesday
The thousands of marchers who are expected to hit the streets this weekend will now do so to celebrate the decision by State’s Attorney Marilyn Mosby
In Seattle, police said black-clad marchers threw wrenches, sticks and rocks at officers in the city’s Capitol Hill neighborhood
Activists who are marching for labor and immigrant rights in U.S. cities on Friday will broaden their message to direct attention toward police
While national attention is focused on an empty baseball diamond in Baltimore, we should also take note of how a program to enhance police-community relations is happening on little league fields in New York City
