he owners of the sports clubs talk about doing something, they have accomplished little. The police often face an impossible task when a riot begins. One suggestion made has been to punish the clubs themselves by having an independent tribunal with the power to punish any club for the actions of its supporters by taking points from scores and by imposing penalties.
The United States has indeed experienced more violence from spectators at sporting events in recent years, not only in professional sports but in college sports. On April 24 of this year at Indiana State, several Wichita players were annoyed by the taunts of fans, some of whom were illegally drinking alcohol, and charged into the stands to fight with the hecklers.
A riot broke out at a professional football game in February of this year in Denver, Colorado when the Denver team won the Super Bowl Championship. McIntyre (1998) points out that this sort of event should serve as a reminder that the police and the teams alike need to have a good risk management plan to prevent such outbreaks a
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