Training Details
Considering the challenges faced during the 2020 protests, which exposed law enforcement agencies to serious urban disorder, community harm and costly litigation, this course aims to equip attendees with the knowledge and tools to mitigate these risks.
Participants will engage with a world-leading academic experts and seasoned practitioners to explore the critical role of communication and dialogue in maintaining police legitimacy, de-escalating conflict, and effectively managing public order. Emphasis will be placed on understanding the range of tactical options available within a layered response, ensuring that attendees can understand how to apply these to specific scenarios. The course will also focus on the importance of independently evaluating operational delivery and identifying necessary training needs. Through in-depth analysis of case studies and practical exercises, attendees will learn how to integrate ESIM-based strategies and capabilities into law enforcement operations, ensuring their response is robust, legally sound, effective, and aligned with international policing best practices to protect both their communities and their agencies.
- To gain direct access to a world-leading academic expert and experienced police practitioners specializing in urban disorder, facilitating in-depth discussions on a wide range of issues pertinent to policing First Amendment events.
- To analyze recent challenges and consequences in policing First Amendment events, with a focus on the 2020 protests in Seattle, Portland, and Columbus.
- To comprehend the fundamentals of the social identity approach to crowd psychology, particularly how crowd conflict escalates and deescalates, and to understand the role of police legitimacy in influencing crowd behavior.
- To develop an understanding of how scientific knowledge is applied by law enforcement agencies globally in managing public order, and to recognize how assumptions about crowd psychology inform police decision-making.
- To explore different approaches to public order policing, distinguishing between crowd control and public order management.
- To grasp the significance of police engagement and dialogue in enhancing police legitimacy, improving dynamic risk assessments, and boosting situational awareness.
- To understand the roles and responsibilities of an Incident Commander and Operations Chief in managing public order.
- To examine the implications of the First Amendment on local ordinances, the potential for litigation against law enforcement agencies, and the importance of accountability and differentiation in policing.
- To familiarize oneself with various tactical options for specific scenarios, such as dialogue units, bicycle rapid response teams, evidence gathering units, arrest and control teams, and field force formations.
- To learn how to conduct a risk assessment, develop Incident Action Plans and apply resources effectively, efficiently and proportionately.
- To analyze several recent U.S. case studies that apply these crowd management principles, and to evaluate the evidence regarding their effectiveness.
The course is designed for law enforcement professionals, including command staff, EOC event planners, training staff and others responsible for or interested in public order and crowd control in urban environments.
It is particularly suited for those involved in planning, overseeing or training in response to First Amendment events, protests, and other large gatherings that may involve complex crowd dynamics.
The course is also relevant for those seeking to enhance their understanding of tactical options, legal implications, and the importance of dialogue policing in maintaining public order.
Given its delivery at a leading university in the U.S., the course is ideal for law enforcement professionals and others who are interested in applying evidence-based strategies and aligning practices with both national and international best practices in public order management.
$1,100.00
Cost includes parking, breakfast and lunch for each day of training.