Violent and Antisocial Behaviours at Football Events and Factors Associated with these Behaviours: A rapid evidence assessment

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How can crowd behaviour modelling be used to prevent and respond to violence and antisocial behaviour at Qatar 2022?

“…For sporting events, it is important to consider the number of fans without tickets to the actual match who will congregate in public areas. This was a key finding from an evidence review produced as part of this research study (Strang et al 2018). CBM can be used to simulate the accumulation of fans around stadiums or in 'fan zones' and trial different arrangements to minimise the interaction between rival fan groups and law enforcement.…”

“…However, understanding how people will move in space is a vital input to inform policing and crowd management techniques, which in turn might prevent violence and antisocial behaviour. Findings from other parts of this research for Qatar University (Strang et al 2018) have highlighted that separating rival fans, and using screens and 'human corridors' of police officers to guide where spectators move, can be effective management strategies. The research has also found that spatial factors affect crowd behaviour.…”

“…The case study builds on evidence identified in earlier stages of the project relating to violent and antisocial behaviours at football events and factors associated with these behaviours, as well as interventions to prevent and reduce violent and antisocial behaviour at football events (Strang et al 2018;Taylor et al 2018).…”

Violent and antisocial behaviour at football matches in the Middle East and North Africa: Scoping the evidence

“…It sits alongside two literature reviews conducted as part of the wider study: the first examined violent and antisocial behaviour at football matches and the factors associated with such behaviour (Strang et al 2018) and the second focused on interventions to reduce violent and antisocial behaviour at football matches (Taylor et al 2018). The evidence presented in these two reviews was predominantly based on research conducted in European countries; relatively few studies were identified relating to the Middle East and North Africa (MENA) region.…”

“…Rather than searching for specific factors such as those identified in the other evidence reviews conducted as part of this study (Strang et al 2018;Taylor et al 2018), search terms were kept broad and open. They were applied to databases in both English and Arabic (see the back page of this case study for more information on the search strategy).…”