Solidarity and support for those affected shows collective resilience of crowds in emergencies.
- Researcher in Crowd Behaviour, University of Brighton
Crowds have the potential to provide a “fourth emergency service” - but only if we let them.
A new study rejoices at being able to predict crowd movements and size with phone data. But those methods won’t keep us safe.
Better handling of peaceful protests at the death of Freddie Gray might have prevented the riots.
The recent mass demonstrations in Hong Kong that have been calling for greater democracy saw the police initially responding with riot squads, tear gas and pepper spray against peaceful protesters. However…
The town of Ferguson, Missouri has now seen ten days of almost nightly disorder following the shooting of black teenager Michael Brown by the police. The decision to bring in the National Guard has not…
It has recently been announced that the Mayor of London’s Office on Policing and Crime (MOPAC) has authorised the Metropolitan Police to purchase three water cannon. This decision was made in advance of…
It is the 25th anniversary of the worst sporting tragedy in the UK: the Hillsborough football disaster, where 96 Liverpool fans died at an FA cup semi-final game against Nottingham Forest. As a mark of…
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