Public Order Manual | Poman 1971

The manual attempted to codify what constituted "reasonable" force, though critics argued it gave officers too much leeway in high-pressure situations.

The original POMAN 1971 was a restricted document (though declassified decades later). It ran to approximately 200 pages, divided into four distinct color-coded sections: Strategic, Tactical, Logistical, and Legal. public order manual poman 1971

Unlike previous manuals that focused on individual arrests, POMAN treated a protest as a tactical battlefield. It wasn't about community relations; it was about . The manual attempted to codify what constituted "reasonable"