Crowd control

As a crowd manager or crowd manager (English: crowd = amount ) will be referred to a person who is responsible for the systematic planning and monitoring an orderly movement or gathering of people. The term Crowd Manager was used in the German language area in connection with the accident at the Love Parade 2010 publicly. Following JJFruin (1993 ) have Runkel & Pohl (2012: 191) proposed a German -language definition for crowd management, " crowd management is the systematic planning and proactive implementation of the spatial organization of great people accumulations based on continuous monitoring and analysis of mass movements and group dynamics with the aim of securing, protecting and preserving the well-being of all present and involved. "

For the crowd management, there are special courses for personnel to be used on large events, for example, by the International Maritime Organization for the personnel on ships. In Rhode Iceland in the U.S. Crowd Manager for some clubs and bars are to be prescribed. Also in Maryland are similar provisions in force and there are training courses offered. The National Fire Protection Association sees the Crowd Manager as an important component for safety in night clubs and other events that have to do with crowds.