Mass arrest

A mass arrest occurs when police apprehend large numbers of suspects at once. This sometimes occurs at protests. Some mass arrests are also used in an effort to combat gang activity.[1] This is sometimes controversial, and lawsuits sometimes result.[2] In police science, it is deemed to be good practice to plan for the identification of those arrested during mass arrests, since it is unlikely that the officers will remember everyone they arrested.[3]

  1. ^ Lee, Trymaine (June 24, 2007), "Mass Arrest of Brooklyn Youths Spotlights Tactics", The New York Times
  2. ^ Fenton, Justin (June 23, 2010), "City poised to approve 'mass arrest' settlement with NAACP, ACLU", The Baltimore Sun, archived from the original on October 10, 2017
  3. ^ Richard L. Holcomb (Dec 1964), The Police Role in Racial Conflicts by Juby E. Towler, vol. 55, The Journal of Criminal Law, Criminology, and Police Science, p. 540, JSTOR 1140912