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CRITICAL ISSUES IN POLICING SERIES: MANAGING MAJOR EVENTS: BEST PRACTICES FROM THE FIELD

by Police Executive Research Forum

Obama, the Postmodern Coup, by Webster Griffin Tarpley
From Dictatorship to Democracy -- A Conceptual Framework for Liberation, by Gene Sharp
The Cop Group Coordinating the Occupy Crackdowns, by Shawn Gaynor
FEMA Turned Back Water/Fuel, Cut N.O. Communications Lines, by rense.com
Bush Visit Halts Food Delivery, by Michelle Krupa
Cops Trapped Survivors in New Orleans, by Shaun Waterman
First Responders Urged Not to Respond to Hurricane Impact Areas Unless Dispatched by State, Local Authorities, by FEMA News
Police and Sheriffs Hijack Relief Supplies and Equipment Destined for New Orleans, by Douglas Brinkley
Wildlife and Fisheries Did Nothing While People Suffered, by Jason Robideaux

June 2011

This publication was supported by the Motorola Solutions Foundation. The points of view expressed herein are the authors’ and do not necessarily represent the opinions of the Motorola Solutions Foundation or individual Police Executive Research Forum members.

Police Executive Research Forum, Washington, D.C. 20036
Copyright 2011 by Police Executive Research Forum

Cover photo credits, starting upper left and moving clockwise: Chicago Police Department (Stanley Cup celebration); Steve Jurvetson/Flickr (Obama acceptance speech at Invesco Field in Denver); News Muse/Flickr (Hurricane Katrina).

Cover and interior design by Dave Williams

Table of Contents

• Acknowledgements
• Introduction
• Chapter 1: Planning for Disasters
  • Lessons from Hurricane Katrina: The police perspective
  • Lessons from Hurricane Katrina: The federal perspective
  • Responding to the Interstate 35 Minneapolis bridge collapse
  • Sidebar: What the 1999 World Trade Organization conference in Seattle taught police executives
• Chapter 2: A “Softer” Approach to Crowd Management: The Vancouver Model
  • Tolerance and police restraint win Olympic crowds over
  • Discretion and crowd interaction are key to policing Mardi Gras crowd
• Chapter 3: Policing Sporting Events and Celebratory Crowds
  • Preparing for Game 7 of the NBA finals
  • Sidebar: 2012 London Olympics planning
  • Chicago Stanley Cup victory parade
• Chapter 4: A Candid Assessment of the National Incident Management System
  • Sidebar: Responding to an unplanned event during a planned event
• Chapter 5: Working with Multiple Agencies: Who’s in Charge?
• Chapter 6: Mutual Aid is Critical to Event Management in Mid-Size Cities
  • Sidebar: Event management and security within the National Football League
• Chapter 7: Preparing for Protesters at Major Events
  • 2008 Republican National Convention
  • The Toronto G-20 protests
• Chapter 8: Technology’s Role in Major Events:
  • Communications, Video and Social Media
• Chapter 9: Post-Event Litigation: Strategies to Prevent Lawsuits While Ensuring Accountability
  • Documenting your planning can help defend against charges of “deliberate indifference”
  • Have an attorney on the scene
  • If you can avoid making arrests, do so
  • Get the message down the ranks: Making expectations clear
  • Sidebar: “Amnesty boxes” reduce arrests during festivals
• Chapter 10: Advice from the Federal Agencies
• About PERF
• About Motorola Solutions and the Motorola Solutions Foundation
• Appendix: Executive Session Participants