Stadium Security for the 21st Century
Paul Dodds considers the very unique challenge of providing security to huge crowds in stadiums and explains how Twickenham recently carried out an overhaul to keep its visitors safe
Stadium security has dramatically evolved over the last few decades. On one hand, welcoming hundreds of thousands of visitors to a stadium, monitoring crowd behaviour and flow through a massive venue, protecting players and entertainers, and ensuring a positive guest experience are still top of the list for security directors of the world’s largest stadiums. On the other hand, ever-increasing global security threats including terrorist and cyber . . .