Security Management of Public Sports Events

Prof. Dr. Raphael Röttinger

doi:10.5771/9783748955344

Summary

This case study examines security management at public sports events using German football stadiums as a case study. It focuses on the cooperation between public authorities and private security providers and evaluates frameworks like the National Concept of Sport and Safety (NKSS). Based on expert interviews, case studies, and quantitative surveys, the study identifies structural challenges, communication gaps, and areas for reform. The goal is to develop practical recommendations for future large-scale events—such as UEFA EURO 2024—to better manage risks and sustainably enhance public safety.

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Publication year: 2025
Publication date: 20.11.2025
ISBN-Print: 978-3-7560-1996-0
ISBN-Online: 978-3-7489-5534-4
Publisher: Nomos, Baden-Baden
Series: Polizei, BOS & Sicherheit – Schnittstellen der Praxis
Volume: 1
Language: English
Pages: 294
Product type: Book Titles

1. Table of Contents No access
2. I List of Figures No access
3. II List of Tables No access
4. III List of Abbreviations No access
1. Background No access
2. Research Objectives No access
3. Relevance and Target Audience No access
4. Research Outline No access
1. 1.1 Security Management – Areas of Application No access
2. 1.2 Security Management Strategies – Cooperation Between Public and Private Sectors in Security Management No access
3. 1.3 Security Management Methods No access
4. 1. 1.4.1 The Chaos Phase as a Critical Phase in Security Management No access
  2. 1.4.2 Current Threat Situation in Germany No access
  3. 1.4.3 Large-Scale Emergencies and Their Impact on Society No access
  4. 1.4.4 Attack Situations as Emergencies No access
  5. 1.4.5 Types of Simple and Complex Attack Scenarios No access
  6. 1.4.6 Security Challenges of the EURO 2024 No access
1. 1. 2.1.1 The National Concept of Sport and Safety as a Special German Feature No access
  2. 2.1.2 Preventive and Repressive Measures in the National Concept of Sport and Safety and Their Legal Context No access
  3. 2.1.3 Relevant Infringements of Fundamental Rights in the Stadium No access
  4. 2.1.4 Tasks of Security Staff in the National Concept of Sport and Safety No access
  5. 2.1.5 Reform of the National Concept of Sport and Safety in 2012 No access
  6. 2.1.6 Thirty Years of the National Concept of Sport and Safety: Development of Safety in German Football Stadiums No access
  7. 2.1.7 NKSS and Security Management in Football Stadiums No access
2. 2.2 Key Factors for Security Management at Public Sporting Events No access
1. 3.1 Systematic Literature Review (SLR) No access
2. 3.2 Methodological Part 2: Qualitative Interviews No access
3. 3.3 Methodological Part 3: Quantitative Survey No access
4. 3.4 Case Studies No access
5. 3.5 Research Results No access
6. 3.6 Survey Results No access
7. 3.7 Discussion of Results No access
1. 1. 4.1.1 Overview No access
  2. 4.1.2 Hillsborough No access
  3. 4.1.3 Heysel No access
  4. 4.1.4 Paris No access
  5. 4.1.5 CTE 2024 No access
  6. 4.1.6 Summary and Comparison of Results No access
2. 4.2 Prospects for the Security Management of Public Sport Events No access
3. 4.3 Holistic Security Concepts No access
4. 1. 4.4.1 Developing a Guideline and Recommendations for Action Concerning Stadium Security No access
  2. 4.4.2 The Scope of Recommendations No access
5. 4.5 Conceptual Model for Public-Private Cooperation in Security Management No access
6. 4.6 Critical Success Factors for Security Management No access
1. Summary of Research Results No access
2. Critical Reflection of Research Methods No access
3. Concluding Remarks No access
IV Bibliography No access Pages 255 - 280
1. A. Interview Questionnaire No access
2. B. Quantitative Survey No access