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Boulton, L, Simanovic, T, McManus, M and Walker, D (2024) Policing the pandemic: Exploring public perceptions of the enforcement of COVID-19 restrictions in the United Kingdom. The Police Journal: Theory, Practice and Principles. ISSN 0032-258X
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Abstract
Traditional UK policing relies on Peelian principles of policing by consent in which public views of police legitimacy are crucial. This study used a mixed methods survey design to explore the impact of the Coronavirus Act 2020 on public perceptions towards the police in one UK force region. The findings indicate that self-reported compliance with COVID-19 measures was significantly related to trust in local policing. Qualitative responses indicate that police enforcement of Covid regulations was believed to infringe on individual liberties while losing focus on ‘real crime’ and decreasing trust in police.
| Item Type: | Article |
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| Subjects: | K Law > K Law (General) R Medicine > RA Public aspects of medicine > RA0421 Public health. Hygiene. Preventive Medicine H Social Sciences > HV Social pathology. Social and public welfare. Criminology > HV7231 Criminal Justice Administrations > HV7551 Police. Detectives. Constabulary H Social Sciences > HV Social pathology. Social and public welfare. Criminology > HV697 Protection, assistance and relief |
| Divisions: | Justice Studies (from Sep 19) |
| Publisher: | SAGE Publications |
| SWORD Depositor: | A Symplectic |
| Date Deposited: | 15 Nov 2023 12:24 |
| Last Modified: | 25 Jan 2024 15:00 |
| DOI or ID number: | 10.1177/0032258X241228048 |
| URI: | https://researchonline.ljmu.ac.uk/id/eprint/21868 |
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