RT Article
T1 What does the public want police to do during pandemics?: A national experiment
JF Criminology & public policy
VO 20
IS 3
SP 545
OP 571
A1 Nix, Justin
A1 Ivanov, Stefan
A1 Pickett, Justin T.
A2 Ivanov, Stefan
A2 Pickett, Justin T.
LA English
YR 2021
UL https://krimdok.uni-tuebingen.de/Record/1795636076
AB We administered a survey experiment to a national sample of 1068 U.S. adults in April 2020 to determine the factors that shape support for various policing tactics in the midst of the COVID-19 pandemic. Respondents were sharply divided in their views about pandemic policing tactics and were least supportive of policies that might limit public access to officers or reduce crime deterrence. Information about the health risks to officers, but not to inmates, significantly increased support for “precautionary” policing, but not for “social distance” policing. The information effect was modest, but may be larger if the information came from official sources and/or was communicated on multiple occasions. Other factors that are associated with attitudes toward pandemic policing include perceptions of procedural justice, altruistic fear, racial resentment, and authoritarianism.
K1 Covid-19
K1 Deterrence
K1 Legitimacy
K1 Policing
K1 Public Health
K1 Public Opinion
DO 10.1111/1745-9133.12535