Dr. Still was able to analyse the planning and layout of the concert and determine that the concert promoter had deviated from the life safety plan without notifying the proper authorities. Shortly after receiving Dr. Stills report, the defendants elected to settle the case.
Raymond R. Dieppa, FLORIDA LEGAL, LLC.
Professor Still is the worlds leading expert in crowd science. His first book on the subject is the foundation for an entire industry. This book develops his work even further and by using the contents and frameworks contained within this latest fantastic piece of work, organisers around the world will make their mass gatherings safer. For all crowd science and crowd safety practitioners, make sure this book is top of your reading list as we move into a post-Covid world.
D. Smyth, Founder and CEO of Sword Group
I needed someone who could teach the higher echelon of the Indian Police Service about the science behind crowd management.... Thankfully, Professor Keith Still agreed to impart his phenomenal knowledge on dealing with crowds to the course and his presentation has since become a key feature. It is safe to say that Keith is one of, if not the world leader, in defining the considerations relating to potential crowded places, planned or otherwise. One can only speculate as to the thousands of lives that have been saved due to Keiths work and not one of those individuals realises.
Graham M. Sunderland, QPM, MA
The danger for police commanders in planning and dealing with major events is that we become focussed on one area, normally public order, when in fact we should be considering a range of overlapping and inter-related disciplines of which crowd science should be writ large. An awareness of the area should be a prerequisite for those policing events and commanders should be able to recognise risk at events and utilise the available specialists in appropriate circumstances. I can think of one high-profile football match... where I was glad issues of crowd science were in my considerations as there was clear potential for a serious incident if the wrong calls had been made. Consequently, in planning for this years Manchester United victory parade, one of my first calls was to Keith Still to ensure I had his support in reviewing the issues around crowd science a previous parade had attracted 250,000 fans and there had been a real risk of people getting seriously hurt. In this case, Keiths involvement gave me the reassurance that the issues would be recognised and that we could develop the right plans and mitigation measures.
Mark Roberts, Chief Superintendent, Trafford Division, Greater Manchester Police (2011)
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Names: Still, G. Keith, author.
Title: Applied crowd science / G. Keith Still.
Description: First edition. | Boca Raton, FL : CRC Press, 2022. |
Includes bibliographical references and index.
Identifiers: LCCN 2021035046 (print) | LCCN 2021035047 (ebook) |
ISBN 9781138626560 (hardback) | ISBN 9781351053068 (ebook)
Subjects: LCSH: Crowds. | Crowd control. | Risk assessment.
Classification: LCC HM871 .S74 2022 (print) | LCC HM871 (ebook) |
DDC 302.33dc23
LC record available at https://lccn.loc.gov/2021035046
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DOI: 10.1201/9781351053068
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Chapter 1 Virtual learning environment (VLE)
DOI: 10.1201/9781351053068-1
Knowledge is like money: to be of value it must circulate, and in circulating it can increase in quantity and, hopefully, in value.
Louis LAmour
If you bought this book as a companion to the online learning course, this chapter is a guide to help you through the first logging-in and the learning process. However, if you want to read about the background, the underlying theories, the essays, and case studies, you can skip this chapter.
On our VLE () partnered with us to launch the USA version of the Level 3 course.
Using the online learning programme
If you have not used an eLearning system before, it is straightforward. Our courses follow the format and structure of the content taught in classroom courses. There are, of course, clear advantages and disadvantages to online learning.
Based on feedback
As the main feedback from our classroom courses was too much content, not enough time to study each topic, we developed the online version partly for learners who could not attend a classroom session, but also to aid those who attended the course and wanted to recap and study each topic in depth. Everyone who attends our classroom courses has access to the online version to refer to key learning points, at their own pace.
The significant advantage of online learning is that you can take your time to study the materials and replay any section that has information that might be new to you. In the classroom, it is often difficult to repeat, or expand on a topic, due to time constraints and the presence of other learners. Solo study allows you to learn at your own pace.
To aid the learner, we have forum discussions, question and answers sections, and background reading materials for each topic to compensate for this. If you search back on forum topics or ask a new question, we can post the reply, and everyone receives help from that discussion. However, the first step is to get you online.
