@article{ref1,
title="Investigating the impacts of a global pandemic and George Floyd's death on crime and other features of police work",
journal="Justice quarterly",
year="2023",
author="White, Michael D. and Orosco, Carlena and Terpstra, Brice",
volume="40",
number="2",
pages="159-186",
abstract="The current study involves a two-level examination of the impact of COVID-19 and George Floyd's death on police work in the Tempe (AZ) Police Department. We employ interrupted time series analysis to test weekly trends (January 2017-January 2021) in crime and officer activity measures. We also examine body-worn camera footage (n = 474) to compare dynamics of police-citizen encounters over time. The impact on crime was mixed and varied by crime type. When declines occurred, they were short-term. The pandemic altered every aspect of police activity, and George Floyd's death led to separate impacts on a few of those measures. Overall, the pandemic had a larger impact than did George Floyd's death. Routine activities theory proved to be a useful framework for understanding the findings. Body-worn camera footage highlighted the consistency in how officers handled citizen encounters. The findings underscore the importance of localized context for these events and their effects.<p /> <p>Language: en</p>",
language="en",
issn="0741-8825",
doi="10.1080/07418825.2021.2022740",
url="http://dx.doi.org/10.1080/07418825.2021.2022740"
}