CROWD MANAGEMENT QUESTIONS
WITH PROVEN OPTIONS
Compare and contrast the duties of a law enforcement officer when patrolling a non-violent/passive
protest and a potentially violent/hostile demonstration ANSW✅✅Law enforcement officers
should not respond to passive protests the same way that they respond to violent protests. Officers
must always be aware of state and local laws dealing with lawful protests. Just because a group of
individuals are gathering to voice an opinion to gain public sentiment does not mean that the
protest is unlawful. Picketing, parades, and marches are lawful protests. Officers have to be able to
control the violent/hostile crowds.
Describe the various methods for deploying chemical munitions, specialty impact munitions and
distraction devices. ANSW✅✅Chemical munitions can be deployed by HC (hexachlorethane)
smoke, CN (chloroacetophenone), CS (orthochlorbenzalmalononitrile) and oleoresin capsicum (OC)
products. Specialty impact munitions are kinetic energy munitions that are employed on violent
crowds such as bean bag rounds, rubber bullets, rubber pellets, foam rounds, and sponge rounds.
Distraction devices are a low order explosive that creates a light and sound that momentarily blinds
and distracts subjects.
categories of psychological crowd:
sightseer or sightseeing crowd
expressive or agitated crowd ANSW✅✅sightseer or sightseeing crowd:
characterized by their common bond / characterized as curiosity seekers, mostly cooperative, and
sometimes anxious to assist / officers must retain their cooperation while attempting to disperse
them
expressive or agitated crowd:
involved in some kind of expressive behavior, such as a block party or political rally / emotionally
involved and can easily become agitated if approached improperly / officers must be aware of the
emotional climate of this group in order to find a way to reduce the arousing level and successfully
disperse the crowd
NCGS 14-288.5 - "failure to disperse when commanded"
expressive or agitated crowds are an unorganized group of people willing to be led into lawlessness
but hesitate to act because it lacks
-organization
WITH PROVEN OPTIONS
Compare and contrast the duties of a law enforcement officer when patrolling a non-violent/passive
protest and a potentially violent/hostile demonstration ANSW✅✅Law enforcement officers
should not respond to passive protests the same way that they respond to violent protests. Officers
must always be aware of state and local laws dealing with lawful protests. Just because a group of
individuals are gathering to voice an opinion to gain public sentiment does not mean that the
protest is unlawful. Picketing, parades, and marches are lawful protests. Officers have to be able to
control the violent/hostile crowds.
Describe the various methods for deploying chemical munitions, specialty impact munitions and
distraction devices. ANSW✅✅Chemical munitions can be deployed by HC (hexachlorethane)
smoke, CN (chloroacetophenone), CS (orthochlorbenzalmalononitrile) and oleoresin capsicum (OC)
products. Specialty impact munitions are kinetic energy munitions that are employed on violent
crowds such as bean bag rounds, rubber bullets, rubber pellets, foam rounds, and sponge rounds.
Distraction devices are a low order explosive that creates a light and sound that momentarily blinds
and distracts subjects.
categories of psychological crowd:
sightseer or sightseeing crowd
expressive or agitated crowd ANSW✅✅sightseer or sightseeing crowd:
characterized by their common bond / characterized as curiosity seekers, mostly cooperative, and
sometimes anxious to assist / officers must retain their cooperation while attempting to disperse
them
expressive or agitated crowd:
involved in some kind of expressive behavior, such as a block party or political rally / emotionally
involved and can easily become agitated if approached improperly / officers must be aware of the
emotional climate of this group in order to find a way to reduce the arousing level and successfully
disperse the crowd
NCGS 14-288.5 - "failure to disperse when commanded"
expressive or agitated crowds are an unorganized group of people willing to be led into lawlessness
but hesitate to act because it lacks
-organization
