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.
Jim and Doug discuss how crowd control is changing
Antifa has become one of the most prominent militant groups at protests
Violence is not free speech, so cops must be empowered with well-defined marching orders to stop protests from devolving into chaos
President Barack Obama is sending three White House aides to the funeral of Michael Brown, the man whose fatal shooting by an officer sparked days of unrest in Missouri
Police reported no arrests after the afternoon rally and march that drew well over 2,500 people to the streets where Eric Garner was taken to the ground on July 17 by an NYPD officer
Tensions briefly flared then subsided late Saturday night and early Sunday in Ferguson as nightly protests continued two weeks after a fatal police shooting
The streets of Ferguson were peaceful for another night, as protests and tensions subsided in the St. Louis suburb
Since the guard’s arrival Monday, flare-ups in the small section of town that had been the center of unrest have begun to subside
Although the majority of those arrested are Missourians, just seven live in the St. Louis suburb where the shooting occurred
Missouri State Highway Patrol Capt. Ron Johnson said there were six arrests, compared to 47 the previous night
Officer pointed a semi-automatic assault rifle at demonstrators, then cursed and threatened to kill one of them
The incident occurred as police were moving down the street with an armored vehicle
Planning is critical to success in establishing a command post, so take a look around your world and consider your options
Made up mostly of black volunteers, various organizations have taken it upon themselves to help ease tensions in Ferguson
U.S. Attorney General Eric Holder arrived in Ferguson Wednesday to meet with federal investigators
Police originally said 31 were arrested, but St. Louis County spokeswoman Candace Jarrett on Tuesday said 57 people were booked at the county jail alone
Missouri’s governor on Monday ordered the National Guard to a St. Louis suburb convulsed by protests over a fatal police shooting
First night of a state-imposed curfew in Ferguson, Missouri, ended with tear gas and seven arrests
An officer was briefly hospitalized after being assaulted during a mostly peaceful protest in Northern California over a fatal police shooting in Ferguson, Missouri
Police and about 200 protesters clashed in Ferguson, Missouri, late Friday after another tense day in the St. Louis suburb
18-year-old Michael Brown, whose fatal shooting by police ignited days of heated protests, was suspected of stealing cigars and pushing a clerk at a convenience store
Missouri State Highway Patrol will take over supervising security in the St. Louis suburb that’s been the scene of violent protests
A woman was also shot in the head and wounded during the area’s sporadic street demonstrations overnight
The fatal shooting of a teenager by police sent hundreds of angry residents out of their apartments Saturday
An Oakland police officer who was fired after he lobbed a tear-gas canister into a group of people has won his job back through arbitration
More pictures and video have surfaced showing what happened before a city officer punched a woman at the city’s gay pride parade and festival last month
Officer fired his weapon once at men in a truck as they fled a pro-Israel rally after using wooden poles bearing Palestinian flags to hit protesters
Officers were injured and a squad car was damaged when a fight broke out and bottles were thrown among a large crowd that had gathered for a concert
A man caught on video spraying gunfire into a crowd outside a nightclub, injuring five people, was ordered held on $1M bail Monday while insisting he was defending himself
In the wake of the attack, the Dodgers and LA police made a series of moves, including adding more patrols and undercover officers wearing rival team jerseys
She could have been sent to prison for seven years, but her case became a cause celebre