NCJ Number
134574
Journal
Schriftenreihe der Polizei-Fuehrungsakademie Volume: 92 Issue: 3 Dated: (1991) Pages: complete issue
Date Published
1991
Length
183 pages
Annotation
This collection of articles by German politicians and criminal justice experts emphasizes that all those involved in major sporting events (police, facility owners, organizers, private security, and fans) must collaborate to prevent a recurrence of recent violence at European soccer events.
Abstract
The first article presents the results of a survey of East and West German police officers who had been deployed at major soccer events. The second article examines the psychological link between violence and soccer events while the third article offers specific suggestions on the prevention of violence. One article emphasizes the need for improved building regulations (presently at a drafting stage) for mass event facilities. Four articles focus on ways of working with soccer fans, specifically violent juveniles, to obtain information on planned violence and to prevent future outbreaks. While one article focuses specifically on problems in the East German States, another focuses on the treatment of Belgian and other European soccer hooligans. Reports on several other transactions at the Police Leadership Academy are appended.