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	Riot control agent - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
		A riot control agent is a type of lachrymatory agent (or lacrimatory agent).
		Any chemical which has this effect may be called lachrymatory, but "riot control agent" or "tear gas" implies a lachrymatory chemical chosen for its low toxicity which is judged to be non-lethal.
		The use of riot control agents in warfare is prohibited by the Chemical Weapons Convention.
	en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Riot_control_agent (621 words)

	Riot control - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-18)
		Riot control are the measures to control a riot or to break up an unwanted demonstration (usually of protestors).
		The traditional mainstay of riot control are specially equipped police officers with fire-retardant clothing, kevlar armour, special helmets and gas masks, plastic shields, extended batons or special riot hand weapons (such as the sjambok and lathi), and possibly tasers or similar.
		However, in a hunger riot in Vienna in 1919 the rioters resisted the police horses and killed many of them, and afterwards butchered them on the spot for their flesh.
	www.peekskill.us /project/wikipedia/index.php/Riot_police (822 words)

	CDC \| Fact Sheet: Facts About Riot Control Agents (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-18)
		Riot control agents (sometimes referred to as “tear gas”;) are chemical compounds that temporarily make people unable to function by causing irritation to the eyes, mouth, throat, lungs, and skin.
		Riot control agents are used by law enforcement officials for crowd control and by individuals and the general public for personal protection (for example, pepper spray).
		The extent of poisoning caused by riot control agents depends on the amount of riot control agent to which a person was exposed, the location of exposure (indoors versus outdoors), how the person was exposed, and the length of time of the exposure.
	www.bt.cdc.gov /agent/riotcontrol/factsheet.asp (1209 words)

	Riot - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
		Riots occur when crowds of people have gathered and are committing crimes or acts of violence.
		Some repressive countries use deadly force to stop riots, particularly if martial law is declared or in a country at war.
		The worst riots in US history with respect to lives lost took place during the Civil War when immigrant factory workers forcibly resisted the Federal Government's military draft, the New York Draft Riots.
	en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Riot (306 words)

	Riot control agent -- Facts, Info, and Encyclopedia article (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-18)
		A riot control agent is a type of (Click link for more info and facts about lachrymatory agent) lachrymatory agent (or lacrimatory agent).
		These are ((chemistry) a substance formed by chemical union of two or more elements or ingredients in definite proportion by weight) chemical compounds, such as benzyl bromide, that causes the eyes to sting and water.
		The use of riot control agents in (The waging of armed conflict against an enemy) warfare is prohibited by the (A global treaty banning the production or acquisition of stockpiling or transfer of use of chemical weapons) Chemical Weapons Convention.
	www.absoluteastronomy.com /encyclopedia/r/ri/riot_control_agent.htm (645 words)

	Encyclopedia: Riot control (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-18)
		For the rock band Riot see Riot (the band) Riots in Newark, New Jersey Riots occur when crowds of people have gathered and are committing crimes or acts of violence.
		Usually, when front-facing a riot, officers slowly walk in a line parallel to the riot's front, extending to both its ends, as they noisily and simultaneously march and beat their shields with their batons, to cause fear and psychological effects on the crowd.
		A CRS officier in normal gear, standing by a Bastille Day parade The Compagnies RÃ©publicaines de SÃ©curitÃ© (often abbreviated to CRS) are the riot control forces and general reserve of the French National Police.
	www.nationmaster.com /encyclopedia/Riot-control (2079 words)

	FM3-19.40 Appendix B Use of Force and Riot Control Measures (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-18)
		Riots are often organized for propaganda or to embarrass the detaining power in its relations with protecting powers and other nations.
		Riots are often organized for the sole purpose of diverting the detaining power, thereby limiting its ability to perform the mission.
		Riot control formations are usually equipped with riot batons, rifles (with or without bayonets), or shotguns.
	www.davidicke.net /newsroom/america/usa/interment/appb.htm (9079 words)

	Encyclopedia: Riot control agent (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-18)
		Pepper spray is a non-lethal chemical agent which is used in riot control, crowd control and personal self-defense, including defense against dogs.
		Riots in Newark, New Jersey Riots occur when crowds of people have gathered and are committing crimes or acts of violence.
		A chemical substance is any material substance used in or obtained by a process in chemistry: A chemical compound is a substance consisting of two or more chemical elements that are chemically combined in fixed proportions.
	www.nationmaster.com /encyclopedia/Riot-control-agent (1763 words)

	armada international: 2/99-002 (Full Article)
		The whole issue of riot control tactics and doctrine is extremely politically sensitive with a fine line existing between legitimate law enforcement and repression.
		In the CNN age, riot control is an increasingly delicate and difficult task to perform without generating adverse political situations.
		Riot control is seen as the most obvious application of NLW, particularly during evacuations from embassies.
	www.armada.ch /99-2/002.htm (2553 words)

	Arms Control Association: Arms Control Today: Rumsfeld Wants to Use Riot Control Agents in Combat
		The CWC, however, bans the use of riot control agents “as a method of warfare.” (See ACT, December 2002.) The gray area between using riot control agents for domestic law enforcement and for warfare remains undefined.
		The military may use riot control agents “in areas under direct and distinct U.S. military control”—for example, to control prisoners of war.
		Third, riot control agents may be used in certain rescue missions.
	www.armscontrol.org /act/2003_03/nonlethal_mar03.asp (442 words)

	Riot Control Agents (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-18)
		In the Korean and Vietnam wars riot control agents were used to to flush enemies out of caves, forests, buildings, and holes, as well as for riot control.
		Two major riot control agents are going to be talked about here, and they are Agents CS and DM.
		Riot control agents are solids with low vapor pressures that are dispersed as fine particles or in solution.
	webpages.charter.net /dmarin/cbwbeta/rca.htm (123 words)

	Rights group slams riot control tactics (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-18)
		The BBC reported on Thursday that the two groups had been "at loggerheads" over use and control of the Mwembechai mosque for a service to commemorate two people who had died in the prayer house during riots in 1998.
		Riot police used live bullets, as well as dozens of tear-gas canisters, to disperse groups of youths who were hurling stones at them in different streets around the mosque, according to the Guardian newspaper.
		Tanzania's human rights record came under the spotlight during violent clashes between riot police and supporters of the opposition Civic United Front in Zanzibar in January 2001, in which at least 22 people were killed.
	www.irinnews.org /print.asp?ReportID=21650 (563 words)

	Riot Control
		Use of the agents for defensive purposes to save lives "would be consistent with the Chemical Weapons Convention, which prohibits the use of riot control agents as a method of warfare," he said.
		Riot control agents are irritants characterised by a very low toxicity (chronic or acute) and a short duration of action.
		It is a new medium sized, lightweight riot control agent disperser that will fill the size/performance gap between the current large, backpack-mounted M33A1 and the smaller handheld M36 dispersers.
	pages.prodigy.net /gmoses/nvusa/riotready.htm (2782 words)

	RIOT CONTROL AGENT FACTS AND INFORMATION
		Any chemical which has this effect may be called lachrymatory, but "riot_control agent" or "tear gas" implies a lachrymatory chemical chosen for its low toxicity which is judged to be non-lethal.
		They can also be used for chemical_warfare defence training, although their use in warfare itself is a violation of the Chemical_Weapons_Convention.
		The use of riot control agents in warfare is prohibited by the Chemical_Weapons_Convention.
	www.beatlesfacts.com /riot_control_agent (579 words)

	Tear Gas/Riot Control Agents :Public Health Emergency Preparedness : New York City AWARE : NYC DOHMH
		Riot control agents temporarily make people unable to function by causing irritation to the eyes, mouth, throat, lungs, and skin.
		Tear gas is used by law enforcement officials for crowd control and by individuals for personal protection (pepper spray and Mace, for example).
		Riot control agents can be liquids or solids (a powder is a solid, for example).
	www.nyc.gov /html/doh/html/bt/bt_fact_tear.shtml (985 words)

	Mid-size Riot Control Disperser (MRCD), XM37
		The Mid-size Riot Control Disperser (MRCD), XM37 is a Military Police non-lethal item that covers the gap between vehicle mounted/dedicated soldier systems and personal defensive systems.
		The currently fielded soldier portable riot control disperser is the M33 backpack mounted system which was introduced in 1962.
		The MRCD is held horizontal and the trigger is squeezed to spray the riot control agent.
	www.globalsecurity.org /military/systems/ground/mrcd.htm (264 words)

	Arms Control Association: Arms Control Today: Military Authorized to Use Riot Control Agents in Iraq
		The treaty, which bans chemical weapons, allows states-parties to possess riot control agents but is vague on the legality of their use.
		They argue that using riot control agents in Iraq would undermine the CWC, which is intended to prevent the use of chemical weapons.
		In addition to riot control agents, some arms control analysts had speculated that the United States might use chemical calmatives, which have a much more serious effect on the body and behavior than riot control agents.
	www.armscontrol.org /act/2003_05/nonlethal_may03.asp (565 words)

	Halfbakery: Riot Control Bears
		Obviously, the bear unit represents the last word in riot control and should only be deployed when all other measures have proven ineffective.
		Potential exists for the abuse of this innovation by totalitarian states, therefore bears should be bred and trained in a programme administered by the UN and distributed only to countries with acceptable human rights records.
		[kropotkin] and [Arby] perhaps I should have been clearer regarding the deployment of the riot control bears: Their use is strictly prohibited in totalitarian states and deployment is tightly controlled by the UN.
	www.halfbakery.com /idea/Riot_20Control_20Bears (1434 words)

	[No title] (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-18)
		After a crowd consisting of somewhere between 300 and 500 revelers did little more than minor vandalism, the riot control officers discharged tear gas canisters nearly indiscriminately, aiming at groups consisting of as few as three people.
		Part of Saturday's riots might be a retaliation effort for the over-zealous use of chemicals and force during Thursday's celebration.
		The students had a right to be on the streets celebrating, and the police should have focused their energies on arresting only those who were actually committing crimes.
	www.purdueexponent.org /2000/03/27/opinions/medit.html (226 words)

	Info From Us » Blog Archive » Riot control’s a riot when water cannons topple police (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-18)
		Riot control’s a riot when water cannons topple police
		Recent trials of two versions of a water cannon police were hoping to use for riot control purposes didn’t go so well — the units have been abandoned because operating them caused officers to fall over.
		In fact, it’s been a tough time in the riot control department — another device, a gun that squirts “toffee-like” foam that renders people immoble, has also been abanoned because of its tendency to suffocate people.
	www.infofromus.org /blog?p=10 (160 words)

	Crimes of War Project > Iraq Special Edition
		Riot control agents are defined as chemicals that “can produce rapidly in humans sensory irritation or disabling physical effects which disappear within a short time following termination of exposure.”
		According to the Pentagon, the CWC should be interpreted only to forbid the use of riot control gas during offensive military operations against enemy combatants.
		U.S. forces would only be allowed to use riot control gas as an occupying power for law enforcement purposes, in any part of Iraqi territory over which they had established “effective control,” or for suppressing an uprising of prisoners.
	www.crimesofwar.org /special/Iraq/brief-riotControl.html (619 words)

	FBI Publications - Law Enforcement Bulletin - January 1997 issue - Riot Response: An Innovative Approach
		Recent decades witnessed race riots across the United States in the 1960s, protests over American involvement in Vietnam in the 1970s, abortion clinic demonstrations in the 1980s, and disturbances stemming from allegations of police brutality in the 1990s.
		With improved command and control of the skirmish line and, therefore, the conflict, the police improve the odds of resolving the incident successfully.
		This unit of special weapons team members can be mobilized to support riot response teams in the event of violent activity by angry crowds.
	www.fbi.gov /publications/leb/1997/jan972.htm (1422 words)

	U.S. to Train Police Leaders for Indonesia in Riot Control
		Under the plan, they said, a team of American police commanders will be sent to Indonesia within the next several days to offer training to their Indonesian counterparts in how to deal with crowd control and riots, and how to improve relations between the police and news organizations and opposition political parties.
		But they acknowledged that the United States could face harsh criticism if any of the police commanders who receive the American training or officers under their control are later found to have been involved in violence against protesters or other human rights abuses.
		The investigators said that if the police were able to control crowds peacefully, it might end the threat that Indonesian military troops would step in, as has happened in the past.
	www.etan.org /et99/may/9-15/9usto.htm (780 words)

	Riots, Bibliography (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-18)
		Crowd and riot control, including close-combat techniques for military and police.
		Kill or get killed: riot control techniques, manhandling, and close combat, for police and the military.
		Being a full and authentic account of the strikes and riots on the various railroads of the United States and in the mining regions.
	users.skynet.be /terrorism/html/riots.htm (1582 words)

	Marine Corps News -> 1/5 trains for riot control (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-18)
		The Marines began training to enhance their riot control skills for noncombatant evacuation operations.
		The weapon selection at the Marines' disposal are made for riot control situations, and are meant to be less than lethal in the event the Marines must use physical force against assailants.
		Riot control training serves as a collateral duty for the Marines of Battery F, Battalion Landing Team, 1st Battalion, 5th Marine Regiment.
	www.usmc.mil /marinelink/mcn2000.nsf/lookupstoryref/2001211194747 (707 words)

	Chemical Weapon Convention Treaty
		Oleoresin Capsicum (pepper extract) is not listed under the Schedule and is therefore classified as a riot control agent.
		The Treaty further explains that riot control agents should not be used during war as a method of warfare, however the use of RCA is not prohibited when used for law enforcement including domestic riot control purposes.
		Use of riot-control agents in riot-control circumstances to include controlling rioting prisoners of war.
	www.zarc.com /english/chemical/rca.html (369 words)

	Riot control cannon for police axed
		Home Office scientists have abandoned trials of a portable water cannon for riot police because the backfiring machine made operators fall over, it has emerged.
		But the water's power quickly deteriorated and the inventions, which were worn like backpacks, could backfire knocking the wearer off their feet.
		The devices were among a number of new techniques considered for crowd control, Home Office policing magazine, The Sharp End, revealed.
	www.tiscali.co.uk /news/newswire.php/news/pa/2005/08/14/technology/riotcontrolcannonforpoliceaxed.html&template=/technology/feeds/pa_story_template.html (217 words)

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