The impact of changing working patterns for police personnel in England and Wales during Covid-19 lockdown 1

Fleming, Jenny and Brown, Jennifer ORCID: 0000-0002-6395-0244 (2024) The impact of changing working patterns for police personnel in England and Wales during Covid-19 lockdown 1. In: Cordner, Gary and Wright, Martin, (eds.) Routledge International Handbook of Policing Crises and Emergencies. Routledge International Handbooks. Routledge, Abingdon, UK, 225 - 239. ISBN 9781032207858

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Abstract

A national health emergency, coupled with public order and restraint imperatives, compounded the levels of stress in policing. In England and Wales, new working patterns were negotiated to manage the constraints of a different working environment during the Covid-19 pandemic. This chapter explores the impacts of the Covid lockdown restrictions on police personnel in lockdown 1, utilising five themes: preparedness and protection, relationships with the public, changing work demands, communication, and support. Empirical data comprising the qualitative comments of frontline police personnel derived from a broader online national survey are reported to illustrate sentiment towards these issues. The qualitative data suggests that frustration and disappointment, combined with changing work practices and a perceived disconnection with the public, heightened stress levels in those working on the front line during lockdown 1.

Item Type:	Book Section
Additional Information:	© 2025 selection and editorial matter, the editors; individual chapters, the contributors
Divisions:	Mannheim Centre for Criminology
Subjects:	H Social Sciences > HV Social pathology. Social and public welfare. Criminology R Medicine > RA Public aspects of medicine > RA0421 Public health. Hygiene. Preventive Medicine
Date Deposited:	17 Oct 2024 11:33
Last Modified:	17 Oct 2024 11:33
URI:	http://eprints.lse.ac.uk/id/eprint/125791

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