Saturday’s soccer match was afflicted by a deadly cocktail of a stadium packed to the brim, violent fans and the use of tear gas by police. Here’s how the disaster could have been avoided.
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People assume event organizers have their best interests at heart, but just like many businesses, organizers often operate on a tight budget and sometimes corners get cut creating disastrous results.
Police do use ‘sound cannons’ at protests – but it’s unlikely they’re responsible for the injuries claimed by some protestors.
Investigations are being conducted to figure out what led to the death of eight people during a crowd surge at Travis Scott’s show.
Over the past 50 years, protesters’ voices have found power in unison. But activists and onlookers have increasingly been exposed to new sounds that aim to shatter rather than gather the crowd.
The chemical weapon, tear gas, was used in Washington DC, Los Angeles, Orlando and several other cities to control crowds protesting the death of George Floyd. But what is it? Does it cause harm?
Uganda’s police have powers to use excessive force on citizens.
Sensationalist warnings of further riots abound. But while many social inequalities remain, we can’t say whether more widespread violence will follow.
The use of drones by authorities has increased around the globe. In the US, drones have been used not only for police surveillance and in operations, but also to patrol its southern borders.
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.
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…
People are very good at moving in time to a beat. When you listen to your favourite song, you will probably find yourself nodding your head or tapping your foot along almost instinctively. And when you’re…
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…
Handling crowds on major events is a huge challenge for organisers, and the Olympics Organising Committee will be dealing with some of the biggest crowds there are. Simulating such crowds could be one…
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Researcher in Crowd Behaviour, University of Brighton
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Adjunct Research Fellow, Griffith University
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Professor, University of Newcastle
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Professor of Social Psychology, Keele University
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Professor of Social Psychology, University of Sussex
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Post Doctorate Researcher under the DANIDA funded project on security, sustainable growth and peace in Uganda., University of Copenhagen
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Professor, College of Veterinary Medicine; Director, Center for Environmental Health Sciences, Mississippi State University
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Doctorate Student in Security Risk Management, Royal Military College of Canada
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Lead Researcher, Regional Australia Institute
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Research Fellow in Human Movement Timing and Coordination, University of Birmingham
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PhD Candidate of Civil Engineering and Geodesy, Technical University of Munich
