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Police to look into Brighton University report on kettling at protests (From The Argus)
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Police to look into Brighton University report on kettling at protests
6:20pm Friday 25th January 2013 in News
Senior police officers are to look at a report into kettling to see if the force should change its tactics for dealing with protests.
Research from the University of Brighton suggests forcing crowds together and then charging them can make protesters more violent.
Dr Chris Cocking interviewed 20 people involved in student tuition fee protests in Brighton in 2010.
Liaison Chief Inspector Jim Bartlett, of Sussex Police, said the force had co-operated with the research.
He said: “Since this research was conducted in 2010, we have continually reviewed our approach to policing protests and other large events.
“We have responded to a new national best practice and, significantly, last year introduced a new liaison officer role to improve dialogue between police and protesters.
“This has a positive impact on how we can plan for events and helps achieve a ‘no surprises’ approach to policing on the day.
“We will now fully consider this latest research and would welcome another visit from its authors to further discuss our approach.”
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Comments(7)
Somethingsarejustwrong
says...
8:49pm Fri 25 Jan 13
Martha Gunn
says...
10:02pm Fri 25 Jan 13
Cocking's research seems to be rather more robust than some of the other rubbish about student demonstrations that has emerged from the University of Brighton. But still reverts to the invention of 'kettling'.
greenpaws
says...
11:23pm Fri 25 Jan 13
People have a right to be surprising. The police should keep the peace and stop asking for plans in advances to then try and get someone to take legal responsibility.
It should not be about individuals but groups of people coming out to be heard.
The people are the last bastion of democracy against corrupt governance and all in the country should be held to account, and if it takes the people to do that and not the government, then so be it.
PorkBoat
says...
12:16am Sat 26 Jan 13
Martha Gunn
says...
12:37am Sat 26 Jan 13
greenpaws wrote:Any chance of this comment being available in translation to English in the near future? The Paws Person is clearly afflicted with Greenspeak and needs an interpreter.
The police say they want a "non surprises" approach. It is not for the police to decide what form a protest should take, but to ensure we are all safe.
People have a right to be surprising. The police should keep the peace and stop asking for plans in advances to then try and get someone to take legal responsibility.
It should not be about individuals but groups of people coming out to be heard.
The people are the last bastion of democracy against corrupt governance and all in the country should be held to account, and if it takes the people to do that and not the government, then so be it.
We must keep constantly vigilant in order to combat Greenthink and its instrument Greenspeak. Down with Big Green KitBrother!
chris cocking
says...
4:06pm Sun 27 Jan 13
1) My research looked at people who had experienced police charges (either on horseback or foot), and not 'kettling' as stated in the article, (which has similar psychological effects to charges, but has been looked at in previous academic research).
2) The story implies that I worked with Sussex police to do this research, which is untrue. I had no contact with Sussex Police when conducting the research, and have never met the officer named in the story (Chief Inspector Bartlett). I think there has been some confusion with my research and another academic (Professor Cliff Stott) who advised Sussex Police in their implementation of the Police Liaison Officers that CI Bartlett refers to.
A link to the article covered in the story, and to my web-log (which looks at my research into crowd behaviour in general) follow below;
Chris Cocking,
University of Brighton
http://onlinelibrary
.wiley.com/doi/10.10
02/jip.1389/abstract
http://dontpaniccorr
ectingmythsaboutthec
rowd.blogspot.co.uk/
Serf says...
8:34pm Fri 25 Jan 13
Before I am accused of being a member of the great unwashed and benefit scrounger, I will put this straight. I am 67 years of age. I have worked hard all my life. I have been in the army and also spent 5 years in the Kent Police. I do not always agree with protesters, but I do believe in free speech. Without this we do not have a democracy.