Crowd Control Tactics Flashcards
Typically involve _____ participants legally
exercising _______ rights
- peaceful
- 1st Amendment
Goal of law enforcement should be to ____ activity while ______ and_____ behavior
- protect lawful
- identifying and isolating unlawful
Crowds tend to be categorized as ____ or _____
lawful or unlawful
What lesson was learned for Law Enforcement in the LA riots?
Training before events ensures that all involved use the same jargon
what lesson was learned from the Seatle world trade organization conference
Prepare to utilize the National Guard early
Washington D.C riot was successful due to what previous riot’s lesson learned?
Lessons from Seattle WTO used
1960s and 1970s
Dangers of Over-response
1980s and 1990s
Dangers of Under-response
Levels of response
- Crowd Management
- Crowd Intervention
- Crowd Control
Crowd Management
- Lowest level
- Maintain lawful activities
Crowd Intervention
- Isolate unlawful behavior
- Allow event to continue
Crowd Control
- Activities are unlawful or violent
- May require arrests/dispersal
Crowd management principals.
(9)
- Safeguard public’s rights
- Treat everyone with respect
- Know the community and type of crowd
- Explain LE role to the crowd and
expectations of behavior - Avoid donning hard gear as first step
(militarization) - Coordinate with organizers prior
- Isolate/arrest violators as quickly as
possible (predetermined level) - Use only reasonable force
- Mutual aid/prior training
Crowd Definition
Group in same place, generally for no common purpose
Mob Definition
Group with or without leadership with common purpose of random violence
