Strategies for Policing Mass Gathering and Protests

Instructor - Adam Peoples

Course Description:

Mass gatherings and protests present unique challenges to law enforcement, particularly for officers in locales where such events have been rare, at least until now. With protests increasing in frequency and intensity, occurring in cities large and small, every officer should be prepared for such an encounter. Attendees will learn to differentiate between lawful and unlawful protests; use of force on protesters; protest detentions and arrests; restrictions affecting crowd dispersal; defense of property; defense of others; discerning when to intervene; pre-planning for a mass gathering or protest; strategies to prevent the crowd from evolving into an angry mob.

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