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2001-2002 Seminar Programme



Seminar Day Four
5th March 2002
Critical Incident Management and Investigation

Senior Police Strategists discuss approaches to the dynamic management and investigation of critical criminal incidents, such as hostage situations and riots. Leading Academics provide an insight into human behaviour in critical situations of this type and the contributions an understanding of behaviour in such incidents has allowed them to make to major public disaster enquiries.

Speakers to include:
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• Dr Otto Adang
  (Research Manager, Dutch Police Academy)
• Dr Steven Reicher
  (School of Psychology, University of St Andrews)
• Chief Superintendent Steve French
  (Public Order Branch, Met. Police)
• Detective Chief Inspector Andy Ward
  (Hostage Negotiator, Merseyside Police)
• Professor David Canter
  (Director, Centre for Investigative Psychology)

Speakers

Speaker: Dr Otto M J Adang
Affiliation: Research Manager, Dutch Police Academy
Presentation Title: "Managing dangerous situations: police-public interactions in conflict situations"

Key Points:

1. Individuals regulate their position in co-operation and in competition with others by means of their communicative and interactive behaviours. Insight into the regulation of conflicts and social tension contributes to a better management of potentially dangerous situations;
   
   
2. people in crowds do not form a homogenous mass with individuals all more or less behaving in
   the same way;
   
   
3. it is possible and in fact advantageous to police crowds (both football crowds and other types of crowds) with a friendly but firm approach, based on communication and negotiation on the one hand and early intervention against transgressions on the other hand.

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Speaker: Dr Steve Reicher
Affiliation: School of Psychology, University of St Andrews
Presentation Title: "The Intergroup dynamics of crowd action

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Speaker: Chief Superintendent Stephen French
Affiliation: Public Order Branch - Metropolitan Police Service

Presentation Title: "Keeping the Queens Peace - Public order policing perspectives"

Key Points:

1. Community support for public order policing is critically important to building and maintaining public confidence in policing.
2. There is an important link between the nature of protest and its public support and the acceptability of police tactics.
3. Policing protest and disorder must take place within the context of legality, legitimacy, accountability and ethical interactions.
4. Success will depend upon policing style and methods, organisational and external strategies.

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Speaker: Detective Chief Inspector Andy Ward
Affiliation: Hostage Negotiator, Merseyside Police

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Speaker: Professor David Canter
Affiliation: Director, Centre for Investigative Psychology, University of Liverpool
Human Behaviour in Disasters and Critical Incidents

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