Managing Major Events: Best Practices from the Field

CRITICAL ISSUES IN POLICING SERIES Managing Major Events: Best Practices from the Field CRITICAL ISSUES IN POLICING SERIES Managing Major Events: Best Practices from the Field 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 All rights reserved Printed in the United States of America ISBN: 978-1-934485-15-6 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 Contents Acknowledgements....................................................................................................................................... i Introduction.................................................................................................................................iii Chapter.1:.Planning.for.Disasters.................................................................................................1 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.......................7 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..................................................11 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.....................16 Sidebar: Responding to an unplanned event during a planned event Chapter.5:.Working.with.Multiple.Agencies:.Who’s.in.Charge?................................................21 Chapter.6:.Mutual.Aid.is.Critical.to.Event.Management.in.Mid-Size.Cities............................25 Sidebar: Event management and security within the National Football League Chapter.7:.Preparing.for.Protesters.at.Major.Events.................................................................31 2008 Republican National Convention The Toronto G-20 protests Chapter.8:.Technology’s.Role.in.Major.Events:.. Communications,.Video.and.Social.Media................................................................................35 Chapter.9:.Post-Event.Litigation:.Strategies.to.Prevent.. Lawsuits.While.Ensuring.Accountability...................................................................................40 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..........................................................................48 About.PERF................................................................................................................................................51 About.Motorola.Solutions.and.the.Motorola.Solutions.Foundation...................................................52 Appendix:.Executive.Session.Participants..............................................................................................53 ... - tailieumienphi.vn