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Staffing the force: police staff in England and Wales’ experiences of working through a COVID-19 lockdown

Staffing the force: police staff in England and Wales’ experiences of working through a COVID-19 lockdown
Staffing the force: police staff in England and Wales’ experiences of working through a COVID-19 lockdown
This online survey (N = 2365) examined the experiences of (non-sworn/non-warranted) staff serving in police forces in England and Wales during the March to July COVID-19 virus lockdown in the UK. Particular attention was paid to staff working from home, those able to partially work from home and those who remained at work in their usual police location. Home working staff were generally less stressed than those remaining partially or totally at their work location. Public interacting staff were particularly stressed. Regression analyses found that for all staff, irrespective of location, tiredness and finding work more difficult were implicated in increased stress. For those remaining at their place of work homeschooling and lacking preparedness for another lockdown were additional stressors. The importance of feeling valued is discussed. Some recommendations are offered in the light of these findings including the concept of moral injury repair.
Police staff; COVID19; value at work; moral injury
1561-4263
Fleming, Jenny
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Brown, Jennifer
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Fleming, Jenny
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Brown, Jennifer
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Fleming, Jenny and Brown, Jennifer (2021) Staffing the force: police staff in England and Wales’ experiences of working through a COVID-19 lockdown. Police Practice and Research: An International Journal. (doi:10.1080/15614263.2021.1938048).

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Abstract

This online survey (N = 2365) examined the experiences of (non-sworn/non-warranted) staff serving in police forces in England and Wales during the March to July COVID-19 virus lockdown in the UK. Particular attention was paid to staff working from home, those able to partially work from home and those who remained at work in their usual police location. Home working staff were generally less stressed than those remaining partially or totally at their work location. Public interacting staff were particularly stressed. Regression analyses found that for all staff, irrespective of location, tiredness and finding work more difficult were implicated in increased stress. For those remaining at their place of work homeschooling and lacking preparedness for another lockdown were additional stressors. The importance of feeling valued is discussed. Some recommendations are offered in the light of these findings including the concept of moral injury repair.

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Accepted/In Press date: 27 May 2021
e-pub ahead of print date: 30 June 2021
Keywords: Police staff; COVID19; value at work; moral injury

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Local EPrints ID: 450259
URI: http://eprints.soton.ac.uk/id/eprint/450259
ISSN: 1561-4263
PURE UUID: e1664291-083e-4231-97aa-e62e57974e83
ORCID for Jenny Fleming: ORCID iD orcid.org/0000-0002-7913-3345

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Date deposited: 19 Jul 2021 16:37
Last modified: 17 Mar 2024 03:27

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Author: Jenny Fleming ORCID iD
Author: Jennifer Brown

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