cur ité , ▁M ob iele ▁Een heid , ▁and ▁Ar rest ▁units . ▁ ▁The ▁polic ing ▁of ▁ri ots ▁has ▁been ▁mar red ▁by ▁inc idents ▁in ▁which ▁police ▁have ▁been ▁accused ▁of ▁prov oking ▁ri oting ▁or ▁crowd ▁violence . ▁While ▁the ▁weapons ▁described ▁above ▁are ▁officially ▁designated ▁as ▁non - le th al , ▁a ▁number ▁of ▁people ▁have ▁died ▁or ▁been ▁injured ▁as ▁a ▁result ▁of ▁their ▁use . ▁For ▁example , ▁sevent een ▁death s ▁were ▁caused ▁by ▁rub ber ▁bul lets ▁in ▁Northern ▁Ireland ▁over ▁the ▁thirty ▁five ▁years ▁between ▁ 1 9 7 0 ▁and ▁ 2 0 0 5 . ▁ ▁R isk ▁of ▁arrest ▁A ▁high ▁risk ▁of ▁being ▁arrested ▁is ▁even ▁more ▁effective ▁against ▁ri oting ▁than ▁severe ▁pun ish ments . ▁As ▁more ▁and ▁more ▁people ▁join ▁the ▁ri ot , ▁the ▁risk ▁of ▁being ▁arrested ▁goes ▁down , ▁which ▁persu ades ▁still ▁more ▁people ▁to ▁join . ▁This ▁leads ▁to ▁a ▁v icious ▁cycle , ▁which ▁is ▁typically ▁ended ▁only ▁by ▁sufficient ▁police ▁or ▁military ▁presence ▁to ▁increase ▁the ▁risk ▁of ▁being ▁arrested . ▁ ▁National ▁laws ▁ ▁India ▁In ▁India , ▁ri oting ▁is ▁an ▁off ense ▁under ▁the ▁Indian ▁Pen al ▁Code ▁( IP C ). ▁ ▁United ▁Kingdom ▁ ▁England ▁and ▁Wales ▁ ▁Ri ot ▁is ▁a ▁stat ut ory ▁off ence ▁in ▁England ▁and ▁Wales . ▁It ▁is ▁created ▁by ▁section ▁ 1 ( 1 ) ▁of ▁the ▁Public ▁Order ▁Act ▁ 1 9 8 6