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January 6th: A Challenge for Public Order Policing and Democracy

Author : Eli Cory

Published in: Public Order Policing

Publisher: Springer International Publishing

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This chapter allows an insight to the events that unfolded on January 6th at the U.S. Capitol in Washington, D.C. from the viewpoint of a Public Order Commander on the ground. The author first describes the state of law enforcement in the United States before this event, considering the social circumstances, developments regarding training and equipment as well as the territorial specialties. In the following, he describes the day from his point of view, how events unfolded, decisions he had to make and the emotional aspects of such a police operation. At the end of this chapter, the author provides some lessons learned, regarding training, equipment, and communication.

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Title: January 6th: A Challenge for Public Order Policing and Democracy
Author: Eli Cory
Publisher: Springer International Publishing
Book: Public Order Policing
Print ISBN: 978-3-031-43855-4

Electronic ISBN: 978-3-031-43856-1

Copyright Year: 2023
DOI: https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-031-43856-1_14

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