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The Art of Staying Safe In Summer Crowds

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| June 23, 2015

A Security Mom Podcast

Ahead of the Fourth of July holiday (and so many other summer gatherings) host Juliette Kayyem tracked down "the marshall of the mosh pit" Paul Wertheimer to learn more about what to fear in crowds, and how we can protect ourselves. Wertheimer is the founder and head of Crowd Management Strategies, a Los Angeles-based international crowd safety consulting service with a specialty in concert and festival safety issues.

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For Academic Citation: Kayyem, Juliette and Paul Wertheimer. “The Art of Staying Safe In Summer Crowds.” News, WGBH News, June 23, 2015.

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Juliette Kayyem

  • Member of the Board, Belfer Center
  • Belfer Senior Lecturer in International Security, Harvard Kennedy School
  • Faculty Director, Homeland Security Project
  • Faculty Affiliate, Middle East Initiative
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