Policing in a pandemic: a commentary on officer well-being during COVID-19
Journal article
Authors | Edwards, Ann-Marie and Kotera, Y. |
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Abstract | The role of police officers during the coronavirus (COVID-19) pandemic is challenging, faced with the difficult task of keeping communities safe and preventing the spread of COVID-19 while putting their physical and mental health at risk. Emerging evidence points to the stress experiences of officers during the COVID-19 pandemic. With cases now surpassing 174 million and close to four million deaths worldwide, as well as stringent lockdown measures, police officers are faced with unprecedented challenges resulting from the pandemic. This commentary suggests police departments strengthen resources by putting in place appropriate emergency planning for future public health incidents, in addition to preparing for temporary or permanent loss of human resources. It is important to implement robust training plans post-pandemic to allow officers to offer better care for communities when faced with future public health emergencies. Finally, police officers should be provided with the resources and support to cope with the stresses associated with COVID-19. |
Keywords | Law; Applied Psychology; Coronavirus; COVID-19; Pandemic; Police mental health; Police leadership |
Year | 2021 |
Journal | Journal of Police and Criminal Psychology |
Journal citation | 36 (3), pp. 360-364 |
Publisher | Springer Science and Business Media LLC |
ISSN | 0882-0783 |
1936-6469 | |
Digital Object Identifier (DOI) | https://doi.org/10.1007/s11896-021-09469-4 |
Web address (URL) | http://hdl.handle.net/10545/625984 |
https://www.springer.com/tdm | |
hdl:10545/625984 | |
Publication dates | 24 Jul 2021 |
Publication process dates | |
Deposited | 07 Sep 2021, 11:20 |
Accepted | 02 Jul 2021 |
Contributors | University of Derby |
File | File Access Level Open |
https://repository.derby.ac.uk/item/934xw/policing-in-a-pandemic-a-commentary-on-officer-well-being-during-covid-19
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