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What policing during the pandemic can tell us about crime rates and arrests

  • Written by Tom Nolan, Visiting Associate Professor of Sociology, Emmanuel College
What policing during the pandemic can tell us about crime rates and arrestsPolice keeping a safe distance from patients awaiting COVID-19 tests at a New York hospital.John Minchillo/AP Photo

Social distancing orders in place across the U.S. have added to the long list of low-level offenses that police are charged with enforcing as a routine part of their job.

There are about 18,000 law enforcement agencies in the United...

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