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.
White supremacy has moved from the dark corners of the internet into American streets, bringing the threat of violence along with it
Jim and Doug discuss how crowd control is changing
Antifa has become one of the most prominent militant groups at protests
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
Protesters advocating for drastic changes within a police agency criticized by the U.S. Justice Department over its use of force put the embattled police chief “on trial” during a rally Saturday
A police officer was put on desk duty after video surfaced showing him punching a woman at the city’s gay pride parade and festival
Settlement is largest to date in an Occupy-related civil rights lawsuit
Fifteen people were arrested in the March 29 incident near the University of Arizona’s main gate
One man hit another while newly graduated kindergarten students were celebrating, triggering a melee that involved up to 20 people and resulted in a school lockdown
Judge has dismissed claims that city police used excessive force and performed unreasonable searches when dismantling an Occupy Philadelphia encampment in 2011
Police and paramedics were trying to help victim when demonstrators threw bottles, bricks, rocks, and other heavy objects at them
Cecily McMillan, who insisted she was innocent, had faced as much as seven years in prison
A gunman opened fire in a crowd at the Universal CityWalk before he was shot and killed
Struggle between an intoxicated suspect and an officer is under review by the Springfield Police Department
Officers found “Kill SPD” painted on the bank, and a flier was circulated calling for killing cops
A few officers can be heard on video saying they had been struck by beer bottles
As NYPD officers responded to the scene, spectators grew in number and about 100 additional officers were called to the scene
