Abstract
‘Risk management’ is a term currently in vogue throughout the Police Service. This article posits that the management of risk and the management of public order are, to an extent, homogeneous but suggests that on occasions there is little appreciation of academic theory concerning risk or the aetiology of disorder, in facets of police decision-making. Aspects of policing strategy in London for ‘Euro '96’, of English fans in Rome at the World Cup qualifier in October 1997 and, indeed, well-documented incidents during ‘France '98’ are put forward as evidence of this. This paper discusses the lessons that can be learned from such events and argues that our Government, Police Service, and Football Association may not be as expert in the management of risk, in relation to football-related violence, as they have felt confident to advertise. In view of this, does England as a nation really want to host the World Cup in 2006?
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