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.
Following violent protests, the chief of police in Portland suggested that the city ban the wearing of masks during protests
Cophateists are people who, at their best, create difficulties for law enforcement and, at their worst, pose a deadly threat to officers in this country
Encirclement is an American police tactic that might be viewed by the untrained eye as kettling
Said Wednesday that he had tried in vain to urge Gov. Jay Nixon to deploy the National Guard in his town as people burned and looted buildings in protest of a grand jury’s decision in the Michael Brown case
The bipartisan panel is to first hear testimony from local officials as a prelude to calling upon members of Gov. Jay Nixon’s administration in the coming weeks
Officers deployed pepper spray into a crowd and used bikes to form a barricade after an officer went to the ground during a Jan. 19 protest
Unit will be equipped with machine guns and heavy armor and will receive training in advanced counterterrorism tactics and “disorder control”
Citizen board agrees with other investigators that cop who arrested woman during altercation at gay pride event did not use excessive force
When officers began to testify against a proposed civilian police oversight board in St. Louis, some in the audience began yelling, pushing and shoving
Protesters say the transit demonstration will kick off four days of action over the Martin Luther King Jr. weekend
Several dozen protesters hindered the morning commute for some Thursday as they marched in the streets of Washington
Activists protesting what they call “police and state violence against black people” chained themselves to concrete-filled barrels and blocked a busy Boston area highway
Police made a handful of arrests after using tear gas and pepper spray to disperse crowds after nearly 90 fires were set
More than 100 anti-police protesters crashed a medal presentation honoring a 100-year-old Navy vet Saturday
A group of people formed a human shield to keep officers from a man police wanted to detain
Two Boston police officers were hospitalized after they were allegedly attacked by seven teenagers
A protester who advocated for peaceful demonstrations in Ferguson was charged Saturday with setting fire to a convenience store
Officer was hit by a car during a student protest in Denver on Dec. 3
State budget director Linda Luebbering on Wednesday released updated cost estimates for the Missouri National Guard and State Highway Patrol’s work
Presidents of the 3 biggest Northern Calif. unions have published an open letter warning that recent anti-police rhetoric is threatening officers’ safety
Protests Tuesday came during a “period of remembrance” as two families coped with deep pain and the city mourned the deaths
Demonstrators took to the streets for a second night after an officer killed a suspect who police said pointed a gun
Patrick Lynch, president of the Patrolman’s Benevolent Association in New York, said there was “blood on the hands” of demonstrators and elected officials who have criticized police tactics
Mass of demonstrators converged Saturday as part of a protest against police use of force that caused part of the mall to shut down
Revelation highlights concerns about how authorities are cooperating as they deal with demonstrations
Amateur video shows suspects pushing, kicking and punching officers on the Brooklyn Bridge
The pressure-cooker environment that law enforcement officers face during lawlessness and rioting can have long-lasting mental health consequences
Melee left an officer with a broken nose during a demonstration on the Brooklyn Bridge over the weekend
Demonstrators blocked streets around Oakland police headquarters and chained themselves to the front of the building Monday
Officer wore the tag with Darren Wilson’s last name on it while stationed at City Hall when protesters showed up Friday
At least 45 people were arrested for crimes such as vandalism, failure to disperse and resisting arrest
While standing behind the officer, CHP officials also revealed they have created phony Twitter accounts and dressed like demonstrators to do surveillance
Officer maintains he played the song because he is a University of Alabama fan
