Roll Call Refreshers: Riot and Protests

Riot & Protest Refresher
Roll Call Training

Supervisors: If you use this roll call training refresher for your shift briefing and would like your officers to receive a training certificate for their personnel files, please find the attendance sheet attached at the bottom of this training.

Legal Aspect

The First Amendment:

  1. Congress cannot pass laws that establish a religion, prevent people from practicing their religion, limit free speech, restrict the press, or stop people from assembling peacefully or petitioning the government to address their concerns.

  2. Common forms of expression include giving speeches, holding demonstrations, organizing vigils, picketing, handing out literature, and engaging in artistic activities.

  3. Law enforcement may need to be present at public gatherings, regardless of whether they are for lawful or unlawful purposes.

Howeverโ€ฆโ€ฆ.

  • The First Amendment does not cover illegal, violent, or destructive actions.

  • It is up to law enforcement to determine when a lawful protest crosses into unlawful territory.

  • The aim is to safeguard legal activities while pinpointing and addressing illegal behavior.

  • Peace officers must remain impartial and not be swayed by a personโ€™s opinions, race, gender, sexual orientation, physical abilities, religion, or political beliefs when they are exercising their constitutional rights

 Law Codes:

Supervisors do your research to put together the laws that apply to riots and protests in your state that you can arrest for. Since we are located in Ohio we we list Ohio laws below:

Statute

Law

R.C. 2917.01

Inciting to Violence

R.C. 2917.02

Aggravated Riot

R.C. 2917.03

Riot

R.C. 2917.04

Failure to Disperse

R.C. 2917.05: Use of Force to Suppress Riot or in Protecting Persons or Property During Riot

  1. A law enforcement officer or firefighter, engaged in suppressing riot or in protecting persons or property during riot ...

  2. Is justified in using force, other than deadly force, when and to the extent he/she has probable cause to believe such force is necessary to disperse or apprehend rioters

  3. Is justified in using force, including deadly force, when and to the extent he/she has probable cause to believe such force is necessary to disperse or apprehend rioters whose conduct is creating a substantial risk of serious physical harm to persons

Formations
Supervisors Make Your Roll Call Fun. Get your guys up and practice some of these formations with them. Go over with them each of the strategies and reasons to use them.

Linear

A linear strategy involves positioning police forces along a road or natural barrier in a straight line, blocking access routes that lead into the affected area.

Cordoning

Cordoning involves encircling a specific problem area by using a linear strategy to block access from all directions.

Sectoring

Sectoring involves splitting the cordoned-off area into smaller sections, allowing police to regain control gradually, focusing on one section at a time as more resources become available.

More Resources ๐Ÿ“š:

Dispersal Warning for Law Enforcement.pdfThis is an attachment for a dispersal warning log. If you would like the .word file for your department to customize send an email to us. 159.32 KB โ€ข PDF File
Attendance Sheet for Certificate.pdfUse this for roll call training and your officers will receive a free training certificate to add to their personnel file. 100.89 KB โ€ข PDF File

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