FOR long hours last week, Detroit’s police hung back from the Twelfth Street riot area. Apparently, one resident quipped, they were hoping that “if they left, the crowd would leave too.” But if there ...

PORTLAND, Ore. (KOIN) — After admittedly over-ordering a stockpile of crowd-control munitions in 2020, which is set to expire in January, the Portland Police Bureau is scaling back its order for new ...

As with anything else requiring equipment, both in law enforcement and any other field, evolution occurs. Changes in engineering, the creation of new materials, studies of past events, successes, ...

SALEM, Ore. (AP) — More than 119,000 people have been injured by tear gas and other chemical irritants around the world since 2015 and some 2,000 suffered injuries from “less lethal” impact ...

Shields One of the most used pieces of equipment are shields. The idea behind shields is to serve as a barrier between the officer and the crowd in a simple way that is effective yet not cumbersome. L ...

This is all going to sound a bit cyberpunk dystopia, but there’s now a social media company that allows businesses—and potentially law enforcement services—to incentivize crowd control during riots.

More than 119,000 people have been injured by tear gas and other chemical irritants around the world since 2015 and some 2,000 suffered injuries from "less lethal" impact projectiles, according to a ...