Crowd Management Flashcards
____; inciting a ____ defines a ____ (crowd) as, “a public disturbance involving an assemblage of three or more persons which by disorderly and violent conduct, or imminent threat of disorderly and violent conduct, results in injury or damage to persons or property or creates a clear and present danger of injury or damage to persons or property.
Riot; inciting a riot
Is every crowd a riot?
No.
Does every crowd have the potential to become a riot?
Yes.
Name the type of crowd:
- As known as the “conventional crowd.”
- “Density of contact showing no significant group behavior.”
- “Little to no organization.”
- Example: mall or major festival type event
The physical crowd
Name the type of crowd:
- “An assemblage of people who have a sustained common interest and respond emotionally to the same stimuli.”
- Example: ball game, political speech, parade, fire, accident, or disturbance.
The psychological crowd
When dealing with crowds, you must look at their ______ and ___________ to become disorderly or demonstrate violent conduct.
(1) Actions
(2) Potential
Under a psychological crowd umbrella, what subsection do these characteristics fall under?
- Common bond
- Curiosity seekers
- Sometimes anxious to assist
(1) Sightseer or sightseeing crowd
Under a psychological crowd umbrella, what subsection do these characteristics fall under?
- Expressive behavior
- Emotionally involved
- Can become quickly agitated
The expressive or agitated crowd
As long as thier no breach of peace, it is best to let the crowds __________ themselves.
Express
Name the type of crowd:
- Intense excitement and agitation
- Lose their sense of reason
- Lose respect for sense of order and law
Mob
What are the 3 characteristics that an expressive or agitated crowd lacks?
(1) Organization
(2) Courage
(3) Unity
Name the type of mob:
- Highly emotional crowd driven by fright.
Escape mob
Name the type of mob:
- This mob will attack, riot, and terrorize others.
Aggressive mob
Name the type of mob:
- This mob has the desire to acquire something.
Acquisitive mob
Name the type of mob:
- Expressing intense feelings or revelry.
Expressive mob
Name the type of mob:
- Strangers who organize themselves using electronic media or the internet to gather.
Flash mobs
What are the 5 types disturbances?
(1) Mass demonstation
(2) Civil disobedience
(3) Labor disputes
(4) Idealistic protest
(5) Riot
Name the type of disturbance:
Involves hundreds or thousands of people
Mass demonstation
Name the type of disturbance:
- Nonviolent and uses tactics and posture that place them in position to be arrest.
Civil disobedience
Name the type of disturbance:
- Frantic dedicated young participants
Idealistic protest
Name the type of disturbance:
- Uncontrolled and violent disturbance of the public peace by 3+ people
Riot
Name the type of riot:
- This is classic type of riot is the climax of violence, which is caused by the rampage of a spontaneously formed mob.
Conventional mob riot
Name the type of riot:
- Between those of different ethic or religious groups.
Race riot
Name the type of riot:
- Deliberately assembled.
Organized/planned riot
Name the type of riot:
- Terrorist group, prime target police.
Guerilla riot
Name the type of riot:
- Some force or event sets a group off
Spontaneous
Name tactics for dispersing
(1) Dispersing the crowd
(2) Verbalizing
(3) Seeking cooperation
(4) Provide reasonable time to disperse
(5) Control officers on the scene
Name tactics for countering social/psychological influences:
(1) Dispersing
(2) Photography/video to take away anonymity.
(3) Selective arrest
(4) Call people by name if possible
(5) Put them on notice of law violations
(6) Have a back-up team out of sight
Name the psychological effect:
“The __________ ____________ of these psychological factors may be an excessive response by officers who are often thrust into situations with little time available for briefing.”
Cumulative Effect
Name the psychological effect:
“The __________ __________ must also be taken into consideration in determining the ability of the control force personnel to deal with provocation.”
Fatigue factor
Name the psychological effect:
“Officers focuses in on one demonstrator and targets this person for uses of force and/or arrest.”
Emotional involvement
Should officers throw objects back to a crowd?
No.
True or false:
L.E.O.’s should respond to passive protest the same way they respond to violent protest.
False
What is are two examples of passive lawful protest?
(1) Picketing
(2) Parades and marches
What are two examples of passive unlawful protest?
(1) Violence
(2) Blocking entrances
What are some tactics of protesters?
Blocking entrances, locking arms, padlocking with chains, singing and chanting, and name calling.
What is the key to violent/hostile crowds?
Dispersal; not mass arrest.
Conventional mob tactics restricted by area and leadership can be effectively stopped by the traditional _______,________, and __________ techniques.
Move, divide, and disperse.
The _______ system is a local ordinance provision and not state law.
Permit system
Name the 4 law enforcement duties at demonstrations, these are guiding philosophies:
(1) Observe spectators, Not event
(2) Avoid unnecessary conversation
(3) Keep outside the crowd
(4) Identify and watch agitators
Use of force must be _____________, __________, and __________.
Reasonable, necessary, and lawful.
DO NOT’s for law enforcement:
(1) Discuss merits of the dispute
(2) Become provoked by name-calling
(3) Obtain information unless directed
(4) Discuss an injunction with anyone involved in dispute
Name three Isolation techniques:
(1) Barricades
(2) Roadblocks
(3) Perimeter control
Crowd control options
(1) Monitor
(2) Containment
(3) Blocking
(4) Dispersion
(5) Post-disturbance actions
How many hands do you use for a baton?
Two hands
On a baton, the right hand grips the ______ of the baton. And the left hand grips the ______ of the baton.
(1) end
(2) barrel
_________ ______ position is the relaxed and ready positions.
Parade rest
_____ position is a ready position.
Port
__ ________ position are movement initiated from the “on guard” position.
On guard
To move __________ from the on guard position, move the left foot forward and then bring it up the right foot in a shuffle motion.
forward
To move ____________, move right foot to the rear and then slide the left foot backward in a shuffle motion.
backward
To circle to your ____, move the left foot to the left as you pivot on the right foot.
left
To circle to the _____, move the left foot to the right as you pivot on the right foot.
right
To move sideward to the ____, move the left foot to the left and then move the right foot.
left
To move sideward to the _____, move the right foot to the right then move the left foot.
right
Where should you direct non-deadly force?
Center muscle mass of the arm, leg, or body.
Rumors play a ____ role in riots.
Vital
___/_______ thrust: quickly thrust the tip of the baton forward.
Jab/short thrust
____ handed push: push back the individual
Two
_____ ______: delivered upward or sideward using portion of baton below right hand.
Butt stroke
_______ ___: usually a follow-up to the butt stroke.
Reverse jab
CS is ______________________________.
Orthochlorobenzalmalononitrile.
OC is _____________ ___________.
Oleoresin capsicum.
________ munition is smoke.
Yellow
________ munition is CN.
Red
________ munition is CS.
Blue
________ munition is OC.
Orange
What should you consider before deploying chemical agents?
Target area
SIM rounds cause _______,________, and _______ psychological effects.
(1) Anxiety
(2) Fear
(3) Panic
