The Economic and Social Research Council has published details of research they've sponsored into crowds and disorder that are clearly relevant in the current context. I rate highly both Cliff Stott's and David Waddington's work, so would recommend checking them out if you want to know more about crowd disorder and public order policing from an informed (and not knee-jerk and/or hysterical) perspective!
http://www.esrc.ac.uk/impacts-and-findings/features-casestudies/features/16494/carousel-riots-and-rationality.aspx
Here's a link to Cliff Stott talking about the recent rioting on BBC Radio 4 Programme- the World Tonight on 9/8/2011. His bit starts about 15 min & 45 secs into it.
http://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/b01322fq#synopsis%20%20
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