Policing the lockdown: compliance, enforcement and procedural justice

Bradford, Ben, Hobson, Zoe, Kyprianides, Arabella, Yesberg, Julia, Jackson, Jonathan ORCID: 0000-0003-2426-2219 and Posch, Krisztian (2020) Policing the lockdown: compliance, enforcement and procedural justice. COVID-19 Special Papers. UCL, London.

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Abstract

The problem Compliance with lockdown restrictions (e.g. social distancing) is important if the Covid-19 pandemic is to be brought under control. In a liberal democratic state,the bulk of such compliance has to be voluntary and consensual. Thus far, this seems to havebeen the case in the UK, with police intervention rarely necessary. However, police are needed in a minority of cases, and lockdown fatigue and the easing of restrictions over the coming weeks and months may pose significant challenges to police organisations tasked with both enforcement and maintaining widespread voluntary compliance.

Item Type:	Monograph (Report)
Additional Information:	© 2020
Divisions:	Methodology
Subjects:	H Social Sciences > HV Social pathology. Social and public welfare. Criminology
Date Deposited:	05 May 2020 23:15
Last Modified:	12 Dec 2024 06:11
URI:	http://eprints.lse.ac.uk/id/eprint/104227

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