How do police officers involved in managing football crowds perceive their role and the effectiveness of their tactics?

The United Kingdom gained a reputation worldwide for football hooliganism; the phenomenon was often dubbed the British or English Disease. May 29, 2022 ... It all came to a head on May 29, 1985 at the European Cup final, which pitted two storied football teams, Liverpool and Italy's Juventus. The author favours the figurational/process-sociological approach to football hooliganism which is historical and developmental. ... It is important, nevertheless ... Oct 1, 2024 ... There was a time when football hooliganism was everywhere. For decades it dominated headlines, merging the two things England loves most: ... Football hooligans and/or ultras are frequently linked to incidents of hate speech, intolerance and abusive chants (2) — but also to explicit extremism. In ... Violent crowd disorder and associated soccer-related disturbance away from football grounds, which first gained public attention in the 1960s. Attempts have ... Feb 24, 2025 ... A misconduct hearing was held last week for Arsenal supporter Detective Constable Gordon Irikefe, attached to Central South Command Unit, ... Mar 17, 2024 ... The National Front (NF) emerged as a prominent fascist movement in Britain, with roots tracing back to the British Union of Fascists (BUF) formed in 1932. Description. This book provides a highly readable introduction to the phenomenon of football hooliganism, ideal for students taking courses around this subject ... Focused around the six Western European football clubs on which the author did his research, the book shows how different clubs experience and understand ...