Public Order Tactics

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The purpose of this paper is to analyze public order tactics used in London policing and the United States policing. By finding the differences, the idea is to determine if the different tactics in London could be used and effective in the United States. The literature review analyzed each of the studies work as well as important information from the text and the first-hand observations by the author. Gorringe, Scott, and Rosie (2012) participant groups included protestors and officers. Each of these participants were actively engaged in the protests whether it be protesting or policing while the interviews were being conducted (Gorringe, Scott, and Rosie, 2012). They also collected data from newspapers surrounding the protest as well …show more content…
This is important because it combines the use of research with police tactics. If there are items that work for one department, those same items may work for another leading to more effective policing. Meaning, policing tactics would be beneficial for the officers as well as the communities they protect. Warner and McCarthy (2014) and Rafail (2013) also collected data by reading the New York Times and finding the articles that have certain elements regarding the protests their studies focused on. After each of the articles were found, the researchers coded the articles, again based on what their studies were focused on. However, Rafail (2013) focused on five boroughs of New York. With this information, police in the U.S. and the U.K. can successfully learn from the tactics used in each country to modify how public order events are handled. The communication with the protestors in the U.S. may need to be improved upon. Another item that may help form a successful relationship between police and protestors during a public order event would be decreasing the number of weapons, especially automatic weapons the police have visible. In the U.S. when thinking about police uniform, many people point out the firearm carried on the belt. However, in the U.K. the majority of officers are unarmed. Although the cultures are different when comparing the two countries, the U.S. officers may have less of a negative persona during these highly emotional public order