The shields are intended to be worn on an officer’s arm. Haven Gear riot shields also have padded forearm guards. Your team is protected, while able to move in force to push a crowd back from a particular area. This projects a wall of force against a crowd of hostile rioters. The 2′ width of Haven Gear riot shields also allows a team of personnel to line up their shields together. Items bounce off to the side rather than hitting and injuring the officer. (Capture shields are concave, which we describe below.) The curvature of the riot shield allows the officer to deflect incoming projectiles.
Our riot shields are convex, meaning they curve inward toward the officer. These shields also protect your personnel from saliva and other nasty liquids that might be incoming. In the riots of 2020, we’re starting to see organized protest groups throw even more dangerous, flaming projectiles at officers. This may include bricks, rocks, glass bottles, sticks - you name it. During an urban unrest situation, perpetrators often throw anything they can get their hands on at your officers. The primary use of the shields is to protect your personnel from incoming projectiles. Haven Gear’s riot shields are made from 4mm thick clear polycarbonate. Those initial design flaws have been corrected in the decades since then. However, the shields were initially heavier, smaller, flatter and more flammable than those produced today. Those protests were the birth of the modern riot shield as we know it. One of those “new” tools, of course was a shield. They made law enforcement realize they needed “new” tools for crowd control and protecting officers.
Resurgence of Riot ShieldsĬivil unrest and violent political protests in Europe from the 1950s through the 1970s were dangerous times. Let’s take a look at the evolution, design, and uses of this popular law enforcement protection device. Today’s riot shields are effective for protection, crowd control, individual prisoner control, and other uses. The modern riot shield is designed to protect law enforcement and security personnel from specific threats in dangerous situations. However, there was a resurgence in their need and popularity for law enforcement in the 20th century. Shields went out of fashion with the mass production of gun powder, for obvious reasons.
Shields have been in use for thousands of years as a military tool for protecting the user.
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