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.
Long Range Acoustic Devices are being embraced by law enforcement agencies as a powerful and versatile instrument of communication
Jim and Doug talk about police tactics in a protest that erupted in violence
Crowdsourcing video and other digital media for evidence in investigations has played a key role in solving cases
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
Russell De Young sent a heartfelt letter to the Hampton Police Department thanking them for their handling of the incident
Self-described “citizen soldiers” arrived venting a smoldering anger and wielding AR-15 and AK-47 rifles
Chief said smokers aren’t a big concern for police
Hundreds of people flocked to Dinkytown and poured out of University of Minnesota-area bars after the game
The daytime bash known as “Deltopia” is a well-known happening the first weekend of spring quarter in the community next to UC Santa Barbara
A day after blinking in a showdown on the range, federal land managers pledged to pursue efforts to resolve a conflict with a rancher who has refused to pay grazing fees for 20 years
An Occupy Wall Street activist charged with assaulting a police officer went on trial Friday in one of few still-lingering criminal cases that sprang from the protest movement
Federal land managers say “escalating tensions” led them to release all 400 or so head of cattle rounded up on public land in southern Nevada
The college town caused massive damage after another championship days earlier that put several officers in the hospital
