Back to Search
Start Over
Dialogue Police, Decision Making, and the Management of Public Order During Protest Crowd Events.
- Source :
-
Journal of Investigative Psychology & Offender Profiling . Jun2012, Vol. 9 Issue 2, p111-125. 15p. - Publication Year :
- 2012
-
Abstract
- Following the major riots within England in August 2011, the efficacy of public order police decision making was brought into a sharp focus. None the less, the reform of this mode of policing within the UK was already underway with a strong emphasis upon policing through consent and the need to facilitate peaceful protest through dialogue and communication. This paper reports upon a critical 'test case' for this 'new approach' by analysing the policing of a series of protests against Government policy across 3 days that surrounded a Government party conference in Sheffield, a large city in the north of England. This paper draws out lessons to be learned from what proved to be a highly successful dialogue-based approach to policing protests. We contend that dialogue and liaison were effective because they allowed for an ongoing dynamic risk assessment that improved command-level decision making and enhanced police proportionality. The subsequent impact upon crowd dynamics allowed for an improved capacity for proactive public order management, encouraged 'self-regulation' in the crowd, and avoided the unnecessary police use of force at moments of tension. The implications of the analysis for theory and practice are discussed. Copyright © 2012 John Wiley & Sons, Ltd. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]
Details
- Language :
- English
- ISSN :
- 15444759
- Volume :
- 9
- Issue :
- 2
- Database :
- Academic Search Index
- Journal :
- Journal of Investigative Psychology & Offender Profiling
- Publication Type :
- Academic Journal
- Accession number :
- 76372172
- Full Text :
- https://doi.org/10.1002/jip.1359