myAIPMDrawing 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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Newiss, G., Charman, S., Ilett, C., Bennett, S., Ghaemmaghami, A., Smith, P., & Inkpen, R. (2022). Taking the strain? Police well-being in the COVID-19 era. The Police Journal, 95(1), 88–108. https://doi.org/10.1177/0032258X211044702