...Alana Saulnier; Daniela Zuzunaga Zegarra Purpose Police were key to enforcing and managing COVID-19 emergency orders, but many police services were not prepared for such an emergency. In Ontario, Canada, each service was responsible for crafting its own procedures for responding to the pandemic...

...Cynthia Lum; Christopher S. Koper; Michael Goodier; William Johnson; James Krause Purpose We present the results of one of the only in-depth studies of a police agency’s internal and external response to the coronavirus pandemic of 2020 (COVID-19). This study emphasizes the importance of law...

...David A. Makin; Mary K. Stohr; Jacelyn Unger; Ethan Howell; Megan Parks; Dale Willits; Craig Hemmens Purpose The paper examines “lessons learned” from the COVID-19 pandemic by capturing the organizational and operational experiences of police departments in the state of Washington across two waves...

...Janne E. Gaub; Marthinus C. Koen; Shelby Davis Purpose After more than 18 months of life during a pandemic, much of the world is beginning to transition back to some semblance of normalcy. As that happens, institutions – including policing – need to acknowledge changes that had been made during...

.... Specifically, about changes in workload or activities during the peak of the pandemic compared to prior to the pandemic. Additionally, officers report on changes in potential second-order effects resulting in changes from the pandemic. Design/methodology/approach The data come from the survey responses...

...John Shjarback; Obed Magny Purpose Using online survey data from a sample of 440 police officers in California throughout May 2020, the current study collected time-sensitive information on officers' perceptions and departmental experiences in the wake of the pandemic. It examined officers...

...Ryan Sandrin; Rylan Simpson Purpose The COVID-19 pandemic has presented many challenges for contemporary police. The present research examines public assessments of police responsibility and performance during the pandemic using a procedural justice paradigm. Design/methodology/approach...