10 crowd control myths

Author: Lt. Dan Marcou As a career-long trainer and practitioner of crowd control tactics, I would like to share with you 10 myths about police crowd control embraced by many unenlightened folks both outside and inside law enforcement. Myth 1: Crowd control team tactics are “confrontational.” The opposite is true. Crowd control training teaches crowd dynamics to help police officers better facilitate lawful speech and peaceful assemblies. In most cases, these efforts are...