ISI provided outstanding training that challenged our soldiers. Their professional knowledgeable instruction complimented our unit’s deployment experience and demonstrated new training techniques that will continue to be incorporated into our unit’s skill set.
First Lieutenant, US Army, Fort Hood
Riot and Mob Control
Course Description
With the current economic and political conditions in the U.S., departments need to be prepared for increased incidents of public disturbances. Experience shows that even a simple gathering has the potential to quickly explode into an armed and violent riot. Operators will learn and practice command and control capabilities when dealing with the four levels of crowd disturbances -peaceful demonstrations, unarmed crowd disturbances, riots and armed mob violence.
Subject Areas
- Crowd monitoring and control tactics
- Selecting the means of control
- Operative forces and systems
- Tactical riot control
- Strategies and structural deployments for massive crowd violence
- Identifying early signs of escalation in high risk zones, how to “read the street”, when to evacuate
- Command capabilities under stressful scenarios
Gear and Ammo requirements
Personal gear
- Duty rig
- Riot helmet
- Riot shield
- Baton
- Radios
- Gas mask
Unit gear
- Riot disperse vehicle
- Bullhorns
- Non lethal weapons