Abuse against shop workers has increased during the pandemic – it is time to take action to protect them

Taylor, Emmeline (2020) Abuse against shop workers has increased during the pandemic – it is time to take action to protect them. British Politics and Policy at LSE (16 Dec 2020). Blog Entry.

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Abstract

Emmeline Taylor reports how attacks against shop workers have increased during the COVID-19 crisis, exacerbating an already problematic situation. Such incidents are often dismissed as ‘business crimes’ and therefore somehow victimless, rendering a change in the law necessary.

Item Type:	Online resource (Blog Entry)
Official URL:	https://blogs.lse.ac.uk/politicsandpolicy/
Additional Information:	© 2020 The Author
Divisions:	LSE
Subjects:	J Political Science > JN Political institutions (Europe) > JN101 Great Britain R Medicine > RA Public aspects of medicine > RA0421 Public health. Hygiene. Preventive Medicine H Social Sciences > HV Social pathology. Social and public welfare. Criminology
Date Deposited:	21 Jan 2021 14:42
Last Modified:	19 Oct 2023 14:16
URI:	http://eprints.lse.ac.uk/id/eprint/108354

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