Black-5 Test 2 Flashcards
Types of Crowds
Demonstrators
Mobs
Riots
Demonstrators
Involve hundreds of thousands of people, many may be nonviolent and within their right to protest. Numbers can overwhelm the capabilities of law enforcement.
Mobs
A crowd whose members lose their concern for laws and authority and follow their leaders into unlawful and disruptive acts.
Riots
Noisy, violent, and uncontrolled public gatherings.
Goals of crowd control
Interim (immediate) Goal: disperse crowd
Short Term: Protection of vital assets
Long Term: Restoration of good order and discipline
Crowd control
Line Formation
Most common formation.
Offensive and defensive applications.
Crowd control
Echelon Formation
45 Degree angle.
Used to divert groups in either open or built-up areas and to move crowds away from buildings, fences, and walls.
Crowd Control
Wedge formation
Used to penetrate and split crowds.
Crowd Control
Diamond formation
used to enter a crowd and is the formation of choice for extraction teams.
Baton Handling
Parade Rest: baton in front parallel to ground
Port arms: Baton held diagonally across body
On Guard: Baton butt to hip with end of baton pointing at crowd.
Crowd control forward movement
unit assumes port arms position with batons in on guard position.
TL will order team to march in “mark time”
move front foot forward 10”
thrust baton forward
Crowd control movement to the rear
the order “Reverse…March”
lift rear foot 2” and move rearward 8”
concurrently baton will be thrust at crowd
balance shifted to rear foot
Crowd Control
Use of force to disperse crowd
Show of force is the primary tool in achieving interim goal.
Surveillance
A close watch over something or someone
Phases of Terrorist surveillance
- Target selection and Assessment phase: hard/soft targets.
2. Operational and attack phase
Forms of surveillance
Foot
Vehicle
Stationary: most common choice
Counter Surveillance
The ability to detect that something or someone is under surveillance. Hostile intentions not required.
Sentry responsibilities in detecting terrorist surveillance
Know your area. What is normal?
Receive a complete turn over brief
Maintain a log
Detection is the key to interrupting a terrorist operation
What to do if you suspect surveillance of self, installation, or ship?
Do not confront
Call supervisor; use chain of command
Make a complete report
Counter surveillance (get accurate description)
Terrorism
The calculated use of violence to instill fear; intended to coerce or to intimidate governments or societies in the pursuit of goals that are generally political, religious, or ideological.
Counter Terrorism
Defensive measures used for combating terrorims and to reduce our vulnerability to terrorist acts. Antiterrorism is a part of a much broader concept known as “force protection”.
Force Protection
Security program designed to protect Military, civilian employees, family of, facilities, and equipment in all locations and situations.
Accomplished by: Physical security, OPSEC, Intel, counter intel…