The Immediate Impact of COVID-19 on Law Enforcement in the United States
The Immediate Impact of COVID-19 on Law Enforcement in the United States
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DOI：
10.1007/s12103-020-09536-2
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发表时间：
2020-06-06
影响因子：
5.6
通讯作者：
Perez, Nicholas M.
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作者：
Jennings, Wesley G.;Perez, Nicholas M.
在COVID-19等大流行期间，执法机构负责与政府和公共卫生官员合作，遏制传播，服务当地社区，维护公共秩序。鉴于COVID-19通过呼吸道飞沫在人与人之间传播，执法人员因与公众密切接触而面临更高的暴露风险。为了保护官员，疾病控制和预防中心（CDC）和其他机构已经为执法机构提出了许多保护官员和公众的建议。全国各地的部门以各种方式应对这一流行病，例如将人员重新分配到交通繁忙的地区，暂停培训，点名和社区外展活动，仅对低级别犯罪发出传票，对官员实施安全预防措施，并限制进入部门设施。COVID-19大流行也暴露了执法方面的一些主要障碍，这些障碍与沟通、资源管理、公共卫生限制的执行以及犯罪和服务模式的变化有关。基于COVID-19爆发期间的这些早期/初步反应和障碍，本文件强调了未来应对流行病的方向，以确保警察及其服务的社区的安全和保障。
During pandemics, like COVID-19, law enforcement agencies are responsible for working with government and public health officials to contain spread, serve the local community, and maintain public order. Given the person-to-person spread of COVID-19 through respiratory droplets, law enforcement officers are also at a heightened risk of exposure due to their close contact with members of the public. To protect officers, the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) and other agencies have made numerous recommendations for law enforcement agencies to protect officers and the public. Departments around the country have responded to the pandemic in various ways, such as reassigning personnel to high-traffic areas, suspending training, roll calls, and community outreach initiatives, only issuing citations for low-level crimes, implementing safety precautions for officers, and limiting access to department facilities. The COVID-19 pandemic also has exposed some key obstacles for law enforcement, related to communication, resource management, the enforcement of public health restrictions, and changes to crime and service patterns. Based on these early/initial responses and obstacles during the COVID-19 outbreak, the current paper highlights directions for future responses to pandemics to ensure the safety and security of police officers and the communities they serve.