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.
While we don’t know what we will wake up to on Nov. 6, we must focus on professionalism, choosing to help, not acting as accelerant
With a comprehensive plan in place, your agency can face civil unrest with confidence, knowing the mental and emotional wellbeing of your team is a top priority
Leadership plays a critical role at every stage of civil unrest preparedness — from planning to execution and recovery
Clashes between two groups led to fistfights, at least one stabbing and more than 20 arrests
The portable kit includes a turnkey restraint and baton system
The public needs to be told what to expect should non-permitted protests erupt and disrupt traffic
Small fires were set and a woman was seen on video spitting in a police officer’s face during a chaotic night
Demonstrators carried both “Count Every Vote” and “Black Lives Matter” signs
Unrest erupted Wednesday over President Trump’s court challenges to stop the vote count in battleground states
A crowd of about 100 mostly abided by the order to disperse without devolving into violence, police said
A riot has many moving parts and to quell one, police must have many moving options
At least 8 people were arrested and three officers suffered minor injuries, police said
The city’s police commissioner has pledged to release 911 calls and bodycam video of the police shooting of Walter Wallace Jr.
The curfew will extend until 6 a.m. Thursday in an effort to curb violence after the police shooting of Walter Wallace
NYPD officers made about 30 arrests Tuesday night
Violence continued Tuesday over the fatal police shooting of Walter Wallace Jr., who was seen holding a knife
The lawsuit, filed Monday in federal court, also accuses city leadership of doing little to curtail police conduct
Chief of Department Terence Monahan said the NYPD has been holding “refreshers” for officers on crowd control
It is difficult to imagine an environment in which a commander would find it more difficult to communicate than during a full-blown riot
Three police chiefs discuss their department’s response to peaceful protests that became violent because of “bad actors”
Officials said three demonstrators and three officers sustained non-life-threatening injuries
Police arrested two people on charges including reckless burning, interfering with police and disorderly conduct
“The choice to not incite more violence was the correct one,” said Santa Fe’s mayor after crowds toppled a war monument during an Indigenous People’s Day rally
A crowd of more than 2,000 that converged downtown to celebrate soon turned chaotic
Some in the crowd refused orders to disperse during another night of protests over the lack of charges against a Wauwatosa police officer
Police executives from three cities in states where election results are expected to be close discuss their preparations for November 3
A Minnesota judge cited safety concerns in his decision to allow Derek Chauvin to live in a neighboring state
Former cop Derek Chauvin was released from custody Wednesday after posting $1 million bond
” ... that canister skipped and hit the protester in the eye,” police spokeswoman Sofia Rosales-Scatena wrote. “There was no deliberate deployment of gas to any person’s head.”
Louisville Metro Police Officer Robinson Desroches and another officer were shot on Sept. 23 during protests
Rioters hurled rocks, punched a police sergeant in the face and sprayed a chemical irritant at officers, police said
Rep. Lisa Willner, a Louisville Democrat, said she plans to file a new bill request Monday that would redefine the criminal charge
Deputies found a “chaotic” scene involving about 1,000 people, some of whom refused to disperse, authorities said
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