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.
Too often in the post-Ferguson era we’ve seen public protests turned into violent clashes with burned buildings and injured persons on both sides of the fray
Two recent examples demonstrated what happens when community and law enforcement leadership get it right and when they get it wrong — one disturbance occurred in Seattle, the other in Baltimore
A large disturbance is an opportunity for officers to look very good or very bad in front of millions; use the Madison Method to successfully police a crowd
The logistical challenge of dealing with 900 officers complicated policing after the Mehserle verdict
They declined to specify what the ‘civil disobedience’ would be, but emphasized it will be nonviolent
BART cop Johannes Mehserle was convicted of involuntary manslaughter in the death of Oscar Grant
Oakland police release photos of people wanted on suspicion of looting, vandalism following Mehserle verdict
Since the Protestant Orangemen’s annual parade, there have been three nights of violence between police and nationalist youth
Destructive outsiders were responsible for most of the isolated violence
Small mobs formed after dark, smashing windows and setting fires
More than 80 were arrested as demonstrations turned violent after Mehserle verdict
Cops will work 12-hour shifts until further notice
If Oakland needs help with crowd-control, mutual aid is ready
The New Year’s Day 2009 shooting was captured on video and has been viewed by millions of people
More than 900 people were arrested, the largest mass arrests in Canada’s history
Black-clad protesters smashed shop windows; More than 600 total arrests
38 people had been arrested, most for public intoxication and others for vandalism and inciting a riot
Immigration reform advocates kneeled in street, refused to move
Neighborhood still nearly vacant following a botched attempt to arrest MOVE members a quarter century ago
A 20-year-old suspect held his own mother at gunpoint for 30 hours
TASER designs less lethal option for controlling riots, securing locations
