RT Article
T1 Citizen support for expanded COVID-19 police powers: the case of St. Petersburg, Russia
JF Policing during the COVID-19 pandemic
SP 255
OP 276
A1 Gurinskaya, Anna
A2 Nalla, Mahesh
LA English
YR 2024
UL https://krimdok.uni-tuebingen.de/Record/192548114X
AB This exploratory study examines citizens’ perceptions of St. Petersburg, Russia, and the expanded police powers to control and monitor citizens’ compliance with COVID-19 mitigation measures. Results from a sample of 520 citizens show that overall their support for enhanced police powers and digital technologies was unenthusiastic. The most compelling reason for citizens’ willingness to empower the police with both traditional enforcement methods and digital technologies was the risk of infection for themselves. Gender, education, and marital status were related only to a few specific components of new powers to the police. This chapter contributes to the small yet expanding interest in exploring the factors associated with police empowerment during emergencies in which citizens are inclined to endorse granting expanded powers to law enforcement, particularly in nations with low public confidence and trust in legal institutions.
NO Literaturverzeichnis: Seite 271-276
SN 9781032457352