www.AmericanSecurityToday.com September 2020 - Edition 48
A new study reports that despite the nearly universal reporting of the use of new
safety procedures, , only 75 percent of law enforcement respondents believe their
departments have an increased interest in their physical and emotional wellness.
COVID-19’s Impact on Policing
Guest OpEd by Dean C. Alexander
and Niyazi Ekici*
Worldwide over 28.2 million
people have contracted
COVID-19 and more than
911,000 persons perished as
of September 11, 2020. By the
same date in the United States,
6.4 million got the virus while
191,000 died.**
COVID-19 has induced negative
effects globally across industries,
governments, non-governmental
organizations, and
non-profit entities, among others.
As the gravity of COVID-19 was
recognized and expanded in the
United States, we commenced a
research project to gauge the
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