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Patrol
Crowd Management: Preparing for the Storm
The good news is that crowd management and crowd control techniques have been refined over the last few years. The bad news is you're going to need them and more to keep the peace. So this is a good time to review crowd management tactics and prepare yourself for the hard days ahead.
August 27, 2012
Patrol
The History of Crowd Management
Riot lines of officers with little protective gear in the 1920s gave way to the use of chemical agents in the 1970s.
August 27, 2012
Patrol
New Guidebook Designed to Help Officer Stay Well and Safe During Civil Unrest
The National Police Foundation (NPF), in partnership with the Bureau of Justice Assistance (BJA), has released "Staying Healthy in the Fray: The Impact of Crowd Management on Officers in the Context of Civil Unrest," a guidebook to officer safety and wellness during civil unrest.
July 23, 2021
Patrol
Coping with the Masses
In April, as the world watched millions of people descend on Vatican City for the funeral of Pope John Paul II, few would have realized that they were watching the inspiration for the crowd management tactics employed by America’s largest police force.
May 31, 2005
Patrol
AmpliVox Multipurpose Safety Wand Megaphone Designed to Enhance Crowd Control
The AmpliVox S606 Safety Wand Megaphone combines the features of an LED safety wand with a loudspeaker megaphone, increasing the user's visibility and voice range in a single lightweight, durable, and water-resistant unit.
October 7, 2016
Patrol
Crowd Control Policy and the 'Occupy' Movement
Guess who the elected officials (or campus officials) send in to take down the tent cities and "evict" the protestors. (Do you have a mirror handy?)
December 5, 2011
Special Units
Scottsdale (Ariz.) PD's Crowd Control Unit
The Scottsdale (Ariz.) PD's Rapid Response Team was established with three squads of officers, plus supervisors and logistics support. Now it totals 40 officers, all trained in the latest crowd control techniques developed by FEMA's Center for Domestic Preparedness in Anniston, Ala.
December 16, 2012
Vehicle Ops
Tampa PD Gets 4x4s for Republican Convention
The city of Tampa, Fla., purchased 13 Bobcat 3400XL 4x4 utility vehicles (UTVs) for use by the Tampa Police Department during the Republican National Convention from Aug. 27-30.
April 16, 2012
Special Units
Task-Oriented Crowd Control
The Tucson Police Department has adjusted its tactics to actively address situations before they become riots.
September 24, 2019
Vehicle Ops
Police Bicycle Patrols Play Major Role in Republican Convention Security
Local police have assembled a team of 300 bicycle officers, divided across two shifts, to guide and manage marches that have weaved through the heart of downtown, so far without incident.
July 21, 2016
Patrol
Ohio Agencies Must Classify Chokeholds as Deadly Force to be Certified by State
The guidelines aren’t mandatory, though they’ll now be part of a series of standards Ohio law-enforcement agencies must abide by to become voluntarily certified by the state.
December 10, 2020
SWAT
ALS To Open Tactical Training Center
AMTEC Less-Lethal Systems (ALS) is on track to open a tactical training center this summer in Perry, Fla., to offer less-lethal training to law enforcement, corrections, and military personnel.
March 27, 2013
Patrol
Safariland Announces 2010 National Training Conference
Safariland Training Group's 2010 National Conference will be held Nov. 1-4 near New Orleans and will feature a new line of lecture-based law enforcement classes as well as more specialized courses that will expand on traditional training.
September 23, 2010
Weapons
CACI Offers Dazer Laser Optical Distracter To Feds
CACI International Inc. has entered into a strategic agreement with Laser Energetics, Inc. to offer the Dazer Laser Light Fighting Technologies product line of laser optical distracters to the Department of Defense and other federal government organizations.
August 30, 2012
Patrol
Calif. Gov. Brown 'Seriously Concerned' About Force on Campus
California's Gov. Jerry Brown has requested a formal review of the state's police use-of-force training, following widely publicized confrontations at two university campuses.
November 28, 2011
Patrol
The Crowd
He raced to help one of the victims and, as he struggled vainly to save her life, he was stunned by the crowd that gathered around; not to help, but to observe, to…what?
July 2, 2015
Patrol
Scene Management
By remembering and practicing a few little techniques, we can keep crime scenes as clean as a rookie’s uniform.
February 28, 2005
Patrol
Safariland Reformulates DefTech OC Aerosol Line
Safariland, a BAE Systems line of business, has announced the introduction of the updated Defense Technology line of its aerosol products. The updated products include a change to a more consistent measurement of the irritant, color-banded packaging, and revised formulations.
April 25, 2010
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