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.
Court rules that sergeant’s alleged application of pain compliance techniques upon a recalcitrant protester may be a violation of clearly established law
From e-scooter scouts to paint-filled sprayers, here’s what officers are seeing on the ground during the LA riots
The protest playbook has changed — here’s what officers are up against now
Officers tried to separate the groups but skirmishes broke out, including one moment when a man pulled a gun
Police had declared an unlawful assembly Thursday and began arresting those who refused to leave
Hundreds of protesters tried to block police officers who were tasked with clearing the area
Five outside law enforcement agencies have chipped in to help manage the unruly crowds
Two officers suffered broken bones and another suffered a punctured lung, officials said
After over 1,000 arrests, Miami Beach officials have imposed a curfew that could extend through the end of spring break
Video shows someone opening the unlocked back door of the SUV
“It has felt at times that the city is under a level of siege, simply from the volume of people,” the city’s mayor said
Every single aspect of the response to these events was negatively impacted by a lack of crowd control training for officers and supervisors
Among the demonstrators, officials said police found a crowbar, hammers, bear spray and firearms
Authorities say two officers were injured after a crowd gathered around them during an arrest
Three police officers were injured as first responders tried to break up the gathering of 500 to 800 people
Capitol Police Acting Chief Yogananda Pittman said there was no way to know the extent of the attack
Former Capitol Police Chief Steven Sund described a scene that was “like nothing” he had seen in his 30 years of policing
Police leaders say declaring unlawful assemblies is a way to prevent violence, but agree changes should be made to the law’s language
Yogananda Pittman, in prepared testimony before Congress, listed several missteps
A senator on Monday pitched a bill that would allow the use of deadly force against protesters on private property and give immunity to people who run over demonstrators blocking traffic
Protesters set a large fire, damaged buildings and marched with signs late Sunday in response to the incident
Police made several arrests in a group that described itself as anarchist, anti-Biden and anti-police
In interviews, four Capitol officers bemoaned a lack of leadership, saying they didn’t hear Chief Steven Sund on the radio all afternoon
10 officers were injured during the event, officials said
Language in the bill creates “unacceptable consequences” and puts the public and officers in “unnecessary danger,” said one LE official
Police officers who responded to the Jan. 6 siege at the Capitol have shared harrowing details of their experiences
An in-custody death over the weekend has set off violent clashes between demonstrators and police
A public building protest should not surprise any police leader, especially when organizers clearly state that as their intent
An internal FBI bulletin warned, as of Sunday, that the nationwide protests may start later this week and extend through Biden’s Jan. 20 inauguration
There are also investigations into social media activity of Capitol Police officers
Decisions to use force, especially deadly force, are unquestionably the most critical an officer will ever make
A rioter beats the officer with an American flag as the officer is pulled into a crowd
Officer Eugene Goodman is being hailed a hero after he lured an angry crowd away from the open Senate chambers
