POLICING SPECTACLES - COOPERATION, COORDINATION, AND OTHER CONSIDERATIONS

• NCJ Number: 39414
• Journal: FBI Law Enforcement Bulletin Volume: 46 Issue: 2 Dated: (FEBRUARY 1977) Pages: 3-8
• Author(s): J D SWIFT
• Date Published: 1977
• Length: 6 pages
• Corporate Author: Federal Bureau of Investigation
• Publication Format: Article
• Language: English
• Country: United States of America

Annotation

ARTICLE FOCUSES ON PROBLEMS OF SPECTATOR UNRULINESS AND HOW SUCH SITUATIONS ARE HANDLED.

Abstract

EACH YEAR TENS OF MILLIONS OF PEOPLE FLOCK TO SPECTATOR SPORTS SUCH AS FOOTBALL, BASEBALL, HOCKEY, AND SOCCER GAMES. THE GROWTH OF THESE SPORTS HAS CREATED PROBLEMS IN POLICING THEM, AS MORE AND MORE FANS HAVE ASSUMED ASPECTS OF THE VIOLENCE THAT OCCURS ON THE PLAYING FIELD. AT SOME SPORTS COMPLEXES IN THE SUBURBS, LOCAL POLICE FORCES HAVE BEEN STRAINED AND HAVE REQUIRED OUTSIDE AID. PRIVATE SECURITY PERSONNEL HAVE BEEN HIRED IN MOST INSTANCES, ALLOWING POLICE TO STAY OUTSIDE UNLESS EMERGENCIES DEVELOP. FOR SMOOTH AND EFFECTIVE SAFEGUARDS, THE AUTHOR CONTENDS, POLICE AND PRIVATE SECURITY COORDINATION AND COOPERATION ARE ESSENTIAL....BS