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.
Before a cultural change can take place, both police leadership and the rank and file must recognize one is needed
The Multiple Grenade Launcher – Less Than Lethal (MGL-LTL), six-round launcher can put a variety of 40mm less lethal munitions downrange with superior accuracy
Take a moment to reflect upon these challenges facing police in 2016 and analyze your agency’s readiness
Police: Demonstrators encircled officers on the UC-Davis campus
Aerial footage of a protest has officials wondering if activists will turn to airborne cameras
Federal courts have blocked parts of the Republican-backed law from taking effect
The suspect raised the gun and was shot by an officer, according to UC-Berkeley officials
After a video went viral, the police officer responded with his own online interview
The police action began around 1 a.m. and lasted several hours
In Oakland, city leaders continued to move toward a final clearing of the encampment that they dismantled on Oct. 25, only to allow protesters to rebuild
Crowds converged on two adjacent downtown Portland parks where protesters are camped after city officials set a midnight Saturday deadline to disperse
Officers acting at the direction of Mayor Jean Quan distributed fliers to protesters late Friday afternoon warning that the camp violates the law and must be disbanded immediately
Police Chief Howard Jordan said a preliminary investigation suggests the shooting resulted from a fight between two groups of men at or near the Occupy Oakland camp on a plaza in front of City Hall
A man who said he was a veteran may have committed suicide at an Occupy camp
Crowds began gathering outside Old Main on the University Park campus
The crowd appeared to be swelling as protesters debated whether to stay overnight
Metropolitan Police Chief Cathy L. Lanier cites five injuries last week
Protesters threw concrete chunks, metal pipes, lit roman candles and molotov cocktails, police said
The officers said the dancers were blocking an exit as players and game officials were trying to leave
City leaders have called for a minimal police presence throughout the day
A disturbing flyer found at ‘Occupy Phoenix’ says cop killers are the ‘good guys’
SF, Oakland mayors struggling to balance support for Occupy Wall Street protests with need to preserve public safety
Police said there had been numerous complaints about unsanitary conditions created by human and animal feces
When police moved in to one camp, they were pelted with rocks, bottles and utensils from the kitchen area
As they’re about to be arrested, users can hit one button and alert everyone on their list
Utah police under fire after using spray to break up traditional ‘Haka’ dance
A NYPD deputy inspector was docked vacation time for using OC spray during a protest
Though cold weather is on the way in, protesters don’t plan on leaving anytime soon
The group Occupy Wall Street have been demonstrating against corporate greed, global warming and social inequality, among other grievances
Four women are seen standing behind netting used for crowd control during an anti-Wall Street protest
Police say the arrests were mostly for blocking traffic
Incident occurred after March 2010 Univ. of Maryland basketball victory
