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Public Order
The multiple faces of police identity in Wales: A case study in public order policing.
Article - Harrison, M. 2023. Policing: A Journal of Policy & Practice. Vol. 17, pp. 1 - 9.
How Riots Spread Between Cities: Introducing the Police Pathway.
Article - Drury, J. et. al.. 2022. Political Psychology. Vol. 43, Issue 4, pp. 651-669.
'It's on my head': Risk and accountability in public order policing.
Article - Leach, I. 2023. Police Journal. Vol. 96, Issue 1, pp. 61-82.
First they came for the Young Communists: police facilitation and control at COP26, Glasgow.
Article. Gorringe, H. et. al. 2024. Vol. 34, Issue 8, pp. 781-796.
The construction and shaping of protesters’ perceptions of police legitimacy: A thematic approach to police information and intelligence gathering.
Article - Lydon, D. 2021. Police Practice & Research: An International Journal. Vol. 22, Issue 1, pp. 678-691.
Police discretion and the role of the 'spotter' within football crowd policing: risk assessment, engagement, legitimacy and de-escalation.
Article - Hope, M., Radburn, M., & Stott, C. 2023. Policing & Society. Vol. 33, Issue 5, pp. 485–500.
Police use of X (Twitter) during the 2024 UK riots.
Article - Robinson, P., Ralph, L., & Aitken, A. 2025. Police Practice & Research.
Public order policing : a professional's guide to international theories, case studies, and best practices.
eBook - Burger, B., Madensen, T. & Lee, R. 2023. Cham, Switzerland : Springer.
A new agenda for football crowd management : reforming legal and policing responses to risk.
eBook - Pearson, G. 2022. Basingstoke : Palgrave Macmillan.
Charged: how the police try to suppress protest.
eBook - Foot, M. et al. 2022. London: Verso,
Routledge international handbook of policing crises and emergencies
eBook - Cordner, G. & Wright, M. 2025. Oxford : Routledge.
Police response to riots : case studies from France, London, Ferguson, and Baltimore.
eBook - den Heyer, G. 2020. Cham: Springer.
Dressing for disorder: examining the effect of enclothed cognition and uniform type on police
Thesis - Hebbon, V. 2024. London: University of West London.
Public order public safety APP
Authorised Professional Practice - College of Policing. 2024.
National protest operational advice
Guidance - College of Policing and National Police Chiefs’ Council. 2023.