Preventing Crowd Violence /
Preventing Crowd Violence /
ed. by Tamara D. Madensen, Johannes Knutsson.
- 1 online resource (243 p.)
- Crime Prevention Studies .
Frontmatter -- Contents -- Foreword -- Acknowledgments -- 1 Introduction -- 2 From Crisis to Opportunity: New Crowd Psychology and Public Order Policing Principles -- 3 Crowd Dynamics and Public Order Policing -- 4 Initiation and Escalation of Collective Violence: An Observational Study -- 5 Police Use of Active and Passive Mitigation Strategies at Crowd Events -- 6 Policing the British G8 Protests: A Contextualized Analysis -- 7 Crowd-Related Crime: An Environmental Criminological Perspective -- 8 The Police and Major Event Planning: A Case Study in Las Vegas, Nevada -- 9 Trick or Treat? Policing Halloween in Madison, Wisconsin -- 10 Dialogue Policing: A Means for Less Crowd Violence? -- Bibliography -- The Contributors -- Index -- Books in This Series -- About the Book
restricted access http://purl.org/coar/access_right/c_16ec
From jubilant sports fans celebrating a victory to angry political protestors, crowds create volatile situations that can all too often result in violence or property destruction. Preventing Crowd Violence offers a lucid examination of crowd behavior and of law enforcement tactics designed to deescalate tensions and promote cooperative interactions.
Mode of access: Internet via World Wide Web.
In English.
9781588269416
10.1515/9781588269416 doi
Crowds.
Mobs.
Public safety.
Riots--Prevention.
Violence--Prevention.
SOCIAL SCIENCE / Criminology.
HV6474
363.3237
Frontmatter -- Contents -- Foreword -- Acknowledgments -- 1 Introduction -- 2 From Crisis to Opportunity: New Crowd Psychology and Public Order Policing Principles -- 3 Crowd Dynamics and Public Order Policing -- 4 Initiation and Escalation of Collective Violence: An Observational Study -- 5 Police Use of Active and Passive Mitigation Strategies at Crowd Events -- 6 Policing the British G8 Protests: A Contextualized Analysis -- 7 Crowd-Related Crime: An Environmental Criminological Perspective -- 8 The Police and Major Event Planning: A Case Study in Las Vegas, Nevada -- 9 Trick or Treat? Policing Halloween in Madison, Wisconsin -- 10 Dialogue Policing: A Means for Less Crowd Violence? -- Bibliography -- The Contributors -- Index -- Books in This Series -- About the Book
restricted access http://purl.org/coar/access_right/c_16ec
From jubilant sports fans celebrating a victory to angry political protestors, crowds create volatile situations that can all too often result in violence or property destruction. Preventing Crowd Violence offers a lucid examination of crowd behavior and of law enforcement tactics designed to deescalate tensions and promote cooperative interactions.
Mode of access: Internet via World Wide Web.
In English.
9781588269416
10.1515/9781588269416 doi
Crowds.
Mobs.
Public safety.
Riots--Prevention.
Violence--Prevention.
SOCIAL SCIENCE / Criminology.
HV6474
363.3237