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TACTICAL USE OF RIOT AGENTS

NCJ Number
561
Author(s)
ANON
Date Published
Unknown
Length
28 pages
Annotation
METHODS FOR USE AND TACTICAL CONSIDERATIONS OF CHEMICAL AGENTS AGAINST CROWDS OR INDIVIDUALS.
Abstract
EFFECTIVENESS FACTORS OF METEOROLOGICAL CONSIDERATIONS, SUCH AS WIND, TEMPERATURE, AND TURBULENCE, AND MUNITION CHARACTERISTICS ARE DISCUSSED. TACTICAL OBJECTIVES AND METHODS ARE GIVEN FOR USE AGAINST LARGE GROUPS, SMALL GROUPS, AND SNIPERS OR BARRICADED CRIMINALS.