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.
To effectively work a crowd, constantly pay attention, analyze, assess and take action early and often
Inside the Missouri State Highway Patrol’s mobile command and communications vehicle
When the world is watching and crowds are at their worst, make sure your officers are at their best
Crowd assembled for release of $220, limited-edition Nike basketball shoe
The suit was filed in U.S. District Court in Sacramento by 17 students and two graduates who took part in the demonstration
Const. Mike Laurin was out of work for three months and received 14 stitches
Sixty-year-old Ray Lewis joined Occupy Philadelphia protesters Monday in front of Independence Hall, again wearing his old uniform
Boston officers focused on the areas near college campuses and sports bars, where previous celebrations had turned wild
The Super Bowl ranks just below national security events involving the president and the Secret Service, said Indianapolis Chief of Homeland Security Gary Coons
U.S. District Judge Thelton Henderson issued the ruling against officer John Hargraves and Oakland police Lt. Clifford Wong
Garry McCarthy says there are ''no arguments when you can look at a videotape’’
Police spokesman Sgt. Jeff Thomason said there were more than 400 arrests on charges ranging from failure to disperse to vandalism
Police successfully handcuff the man after an officer uses her TASER
Former Capt. Ray Lewis acknowledges he disregarded police orders not to block a street during a protest in November
The protest propelled the little-known Occupy movement at UC Davis into a rallying symbol with images of campus police Lt. using pepper spray widely circulated
Arrests made at the Supreme Court for protesting the resumption of the use of the death penalty
Organizers said they were demonstrating against police abuses and what they call the targeted arrests of Occupy members
An officer concealed his nameplate because he had heard that another officer videotaped by Occupy protesters later had personal information posted online
The complaint accuses the city of failing to enforce the law by allowing the barricades to exist
An assailant suddenly tackles a Baltimore cop, springing a suspect who had been prone and placed under arrest
On the heels of the two-hour parade came several thousand anti-Wall Street protesters in a pre-arranged demonstration
Police are still processing arrests but say some protesters have been released
A fight at the food court led to ''other altercations’’ involving 50 juveniles, police said
Attorney: City won’t press charges if program completed
The first Nike retro Air Jordans went on sale early Friday
Lawyers are challenging eviction orders in state and federal courts nationwide
Philly commish: Don’t protest in uniform
ACLU: Police report ‘anything but objective’
A few cops remained at daybreak as trash crews cleaned up
Ten officers acting as a team armed with tactics and a plan can accomplish more than 100 acting as individuals
The undercover work yielded information that some were preparing potentially dangerous weapons
Protesters setting up camps in parks were given eviction orders
