Talk:Riot police

Changing Riot Police page from a redirect to an article in its own right

I find it surprising that the riot police page has existed merely as a redirect to riot control since 2004. This does not seem totally appropriate to me. The rather technological focus of the riot control article has already been noted in the discussion for that page. This makes it an appropriate re-direct for riot gear but I do not believe it to be an appropriate redirect for "riot police" which might involve a broader focus on the historical, sociological and political phenomenon of riot police beyond the mere technology of riot control. There already exist wikipedia pages on specific riot police organisations like the Compagnies Républicaines de Sécurité but there is no page on riot police in general. So I'm going to get this page started as an article stub with a basic definition and an appropriate "See Also" section linking to related topics like riot, riot control etc. Seferin (talk) 12:27, 4 December 2011 (UTC)

Opinions vs Fact

A change I made has been reverted without reason given. I removed the peace about how "some people have noticed the militarization of riot police in recent times" this had no relivance in an informational article so I removed it for a lack of sources and it's clearly opinion based content. I don't think it belongs in the article at all but I think it should atleast be moved to a sub article separate from the opening paragraph of the article. Am I wrong on this? ShockTNC (talk) 22:28, 19 September 2020 (UTC)

You are.--Jorm (talk) 22:32, 19 September 2020 (UTC)

Can you expand on that? ShockTNC (talk) 22:32, 19 September 2020 (UTC)

Wiki Education assignment: Global Politics of Policing

This article was the subject of a Wiki Education Foundation-supported course assignment, between 16 July 2024 and 25 August 2024. Further details are available on the course page. Student editor(s): WisconsinDev (article contribs). Peer reviewers: BrandoFlo1997, Charlea Pei 01.

— Assignment last updated by Flamingo Cregg (talk) 15:20, 30 July 2024 (UTC)

Riot gear edits / Adding sections.

I will be adding new information to Riot gear along with sources. I will also be adding brand new sections. The first one being Riot police duties to describe what riot police do along with a peer-reviewed source. The second section addition will be the United States riot police, which seemed to be a needed section briefly describing riot police history in the US. The third section is the French riot police which will detail some of the more recent mass protests in France and the riot police responses. The fourth section will be Quality of life for riot police. This section will discuss the livelihoods and quality of life of riot police officers along with a citation from a recent study. The final section I will be adding is the criticisms that will discuss the various criticisms of riot police along with sources. All will be copied over from my sandbox. WisconsinDev (talk) 17:59, 7 August 2024 (UTC)