Week 8 Crowd Management (Exam 2) Flashcards
Crowd Management
techniques used to manage lawful public assemblies before, during and after the event for the purpose of maintaining their lawful status
Litigation Claims of Negligence
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Determinant of Negligence?
Foreseeability
•Reasonable anticipation that harm or injury is a likely result from certain acts or omissions (Garner, 2004)
•Managers should anticipate rather than react
•Protect invitees
Foreseeable steps to take? (4)
Hiring of Personnel
Facility Design
Supervision
Training
Sanders v. Nebraska St. University
Who won? Mrs. Sanders
Do you agree with the court decision? Yes. No one expects to get trampled and security should’ve been beefed up
What could have Nebraska State University have done to prevent this case from going to court? Beefed up security or made a deal with Mrs. Sanders to compensate her
What is negligence? (Sanders v. Nebraska St. Uni.)
failing to regulate crowd management in the end zone seating area
Peer-group security
Part‐time employees to provide basic crowd management
service.
Typically people of the same general age, physical appearance, or cultural background
4th Amendment Concerns (3)
State action
Considered a search
Reasonable