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Journal The Journal of Crowd Safety and Security Management - An Online Journal (JCSSM) is an educational, industry oriented journal which is designed to serve as a forum for practitioners, scholars, and students who are actively engaged in the academically fledgling industry of crowd safety and security. Volume 2 Issue 1, December 2010 The whole current issue of the Journal View PDF Practitioners’ work-based projects (edited and abridged): 1 An examination of the crowd management of traditional events: prospects for the 21^st century Stuart Christopher Cornish May 2010 (pp. 6-14) 2 Whose queue is it anyway? a study of responsibilities for post event queuing Trevor Jenner May 2010 (pp. 15-23) 3 A study of psychological health and vetting for armed personnel from the United Kingdom protective security industry working abroad Darren Hession May 2010 (pp. 24-31) 4 Stalking and tiger kidnapping understanding the risk James Alexander Lyle May 2010 (pp. 32-38) 5 Private military companies in Iraq and control of force: are there conflicting standards within the industry? John Tristram May 2010 (pp. 39-47) Double blind refereed articles: 6 Crowds are people too: a deliberately provocative critique-cum-rumination of qualitative methodology and representation in crowd safety and security research Dr. Ben Clayton December 2010 (pp. 48-55) Other articles, research notes, and commentaries: 7 Welcome to the jungle: Is there an unwarranted fear of liability for moshing, crowd surfing and stage diving? Professor Ben Challis December 2010 (pp. 56-64) 8 Getting critical: converting experience into understanding Professor Patrick Smith December 2010 (pp. 65-73) Volume 1 Issue 2, December 2009 The whole current issue of the Journal View PDF Alternatively, view individual sections of this issue below. About the Journal with an introduction by Professor Patrick Smith View PDF Practitioners’ work-based projects (edited and abridged): 1 Is physical fitness a necessary requirement in providing personal protection? Sean Stone May 2009 View PDF 2 Local Authorities and events: the need for standardisation Michael James White May 2009 View PDF 3 Anti-social behaviour at major outdoor events Tara Connell May 2009 View PDF 4 Pre-event crowd behaviour prediction system: a study within concert environment Hugh ‘Tony’ Duncan May2009 View PDF 5 Festival Campsites: the effects of tent theft Nick Dymond May 2009 View PDF 6 An investigation into key requirements of personal protective equipment in hostile environments Neil Salmon May 2009 View PDF Double blind refereed articles: 7 Alcohol Management: boon or boondoggle? Professor Gil Fried December 2009 View PDF Other articles, research notes, and commentaries: 8 Security Management – will you see it through to the end? Phil Wood December 2009 View PDF 9 After the Great White tragedy – where now with crowd safety legislation? Professor Ben Challis December 2009 View PDF 10 Questions to ask during a crowd management case Professor Gil Fried December 2009 View PDF 11 Discussion Forum View PDF Volume 1 Issue 1, February 2009 The whole first issue of the Journal View PDF Alternatively, view individual sections of this issue below. About the Journal with an introduction by Dr Mick Upton View PDF 1 An evaluation of the impact of the Security Industry Authority on the operational effectiveness of close protection operatives. Glenn Fraser Payton April 2007 View PDF 2 Has protective security affected the design of super-yachts? Author preferred to remain anonymous April 2007 View PDF 3 Refresher training for Security Industry Authority close protection operative licence holders: a preliminary investigation into key content areas. Geoffrey William Padgham April 2007 View PDF 4 Police or stewards: policing inside London premiership football stadia, is it time for a rethink? Anthony Martin Wright May 2007 View PDF 5 Ingress flow rates: a study of events at the NEC arena. Gary Masters April 2007 View PDF
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You can now buy our crowd management books directly from the Centre, Use the link to purchase copies of titles in our series of Crowd Management books including our latest title: Case Studies in Crowd Management, Security and Business Continuity.

The BBC has reported a fatal crowd crush incident at a Northampton nightclub 18/10/11, The BBC has reported that a 21 year old woman has been killed during a crowd crush as patrons left the Lava and Ignite Nightclub in Northampton UK . To view available media on this news story please select the title above in yellow.

Crowd and event management professionals graduate from Crowd Safety Management degree programme. 07/09/11., This year’s graduates were Andrew Ball (British Transport Police), Andrew Fraser (Fraser Associates) Andrew Hollinson (Response Security Group), Andrew McQuillan (Select Security Group), Alan Tungate (Metropolitan Police Service), Alan Wise (British Transport Police), Cato Fjukstad (Professional Security Services AS), Colin Lish (Headline Security), David White (Protecttour), Glenn Robertson (Vespasian Security), Ian Hardcastle (Eclipse Security), Jorgen Aass (Movement Strategies Norway), Kasper Sonderdahl (Vestas DK), ,Life Bjorn (Parken Stadium DK), Luca Nalewaj (Response Security Group), Niall Forde (Islington Borough Council), Oliver Gardiner (Vespasian Security), Paul Manson (G4S), Richard Douglas (Show & Event Security), Robbie Naish (Show & Event Security), Simon Coleman (Wembley National Stadium), Tim Collins (Mission Impossible Management).