Riot police

police who are organized, deployed, trained or equipped to confront crowds, protests or riots

thumb|350px|Bereitschaftspolizei officers during a demonstration thumb| A Wasserwerfer 10000 ([[Water cannon) of the Hamburg Bereitschaftspolizei.]] thumb|Officers of the Bereitschaftspolizei during Protests in Hamburg thumb|Personnel carriers commonly used by Bereitschaftspolizei-units The Bereitschaftspolizei (literally 'Readiness Police'/On-Call Police (Reserve); effectively riot police), abbreviated BePo, are the support and rapid reaction units of Germany's police forces. They are composed of detachments from the Federal Police and the State Police forces of Germany.