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Taking the strain? Police well-being in the Covid-19 era

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ID21372522
AuthorsGeoff Newiss (0000-0003-2425-901X, University of Portsmouth, Portsmouth, UK), Christian Juan Prajitno (corresponding author), Sarah Charman (0000-0002-8292-4260, University of Portsmouth, Portsmouth, UK), Camille Ilett (0009-0006-9331-9046, University of Portsmouth, Portsmouth, UK), Stephanie Bennett (0000-0002-6825-3157, University of Portsmouth, Portsmouth, UK), Aram Ghaemmaghami (0000-0001-5546-7482, University of Portsmouth, Portsmouth, UK), Paul Smith (0000-0002-0353-6332, University of Portsmouth, Portsmouth, UK), Robert Inkpen (University of Portsmouth, Portsmouth, UK)
Year2022
Volume95
Issue1
Pages88-108
Publication date2022-03-01
Open AccessYes
TypeARTICLE
VenueThe Police Journal Theory Practice and Principles (JOURNAL)
Journal identifiersISSN: 0032-258X • E-ISSN: 1740-5599
PublisherSAGE Publications (PUBLISHER • US)
DOI10.1177/0032258x211044702
OpenAlexW35310155
LanguageEN
Citations received12
References cited20

Drawing on survey and interview data collected in one police force area, this article considers the varied impacts on police well-being arising during the COVID-19 pandemic. Approximately one-third of police officers surveyed reported feeling less safe in their role during the pandemic, and nearly half suffered increased anxiety. The toll on well-being appears to be most acute for frontline officers and those with caring responsibilities, and is strongly associated with increases in workload. The task of ‘repairing’ well-being will require detailed and sensitive consideration involving genuine efforts to hear the voices of those who have endured this prolonged tour of duty

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