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.
When you invite protest leaders to the police department, you legitimize them, which is critical for collaboration
At least 21 Americans have been injured by what have been described as “health attacks” that officials have theorized could be the result of sonic weapons
Jim and Doug discuss the ways in which Urban Shield improves inter-agency communication and preparation for emergency response
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
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
