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.
At the end of every fight, Frank Hatch always extended his hand to help up his opponent
Doug and Jim discuss how police leaders can prepare for the worst, which could be just one controversial incident away
Calls for police use of force transparency overlook the real risk to public safety personnel by releasing the video
Police were forced to use tear gas after several scuffles broke out and an officer was attacked
A police officer suffered a gash in the face after he was hit by an object tossed from a building
Most are charged with misdemeanor mob action; a 16-year-old is charged with battery of a mall security guard
Protesters told the Los Angeles Times that they believed Dorner’s claims of racism and unfair treatment by the department
Group says they’ve had to absorb too many past costs for Jets’, Giants’ stadium
The city’s police force of 1,200 officers is bolstered this week by more than 200 Louisiana State Police troopers and hundreds of federal authorities from several agencies
Thousands of police officers will be visible where more than 600,000 spectators are expected Monday
Police recognized a bartender as heroic for her efforts to bring several children to safety
The trouble was prompted by Belfast City Council’s decision to only fly the Union flag from the City Hall on designated days
Police said Saturday that more than 30 petrol bombs were thrown at officers, along with ball bearings, fireworks and bricks as they responded to clashes
The spokesman for the national firefighters department, said those who died were crushed and asphyxiated
Each year, the department assigns thousands of extra patrols to the festivities — in ways seen and unseen — to control the crowd
To say that this has been a difficult year is an understatement of impossible proportion
Eeight people were arrested for resisting and obstructing when they tried to push past two troopers
Protesters responded to 500 riot police by hurling sticks, stones and gasoline bombs
Police say they responded with pepper spray after a few of the demonstrators used wooden shields to confront officers
35 arrested, torched public transit bus among the aftermath
25 party-goers ended up in the emergency room for alcohol-related reasons
Officer: “We’re making sure everybody stays safe and nobody gets injured”
Protesters are standing alongside officers to help a retired detective avoid losing her home to foreclosure
Hacker group Anonymous has taken credit for obtaining and leaking new footage of officers clearing Occupy protesters
The protests lacked the heft of last year’s Occupy events
The protesters say they knew they were risking deportation
