Coronavirus (COVID-19): international policing responses - part 1 - during lockdown

Priority Areas for Medium and Longer-term Consideration/Action

• The urgent need to assess the crime and disorder implications of a severe recession and the resources available to the police to manage this post-COVID-19, when demands on policing resume
• The real test for the policing of the pandemic is likely to be in the months to come as restrictions are eased.^[6]
• Identify the role of the police in the second phase of the lockdown
• Clarify differences between legislation, regulation and simple guidelines
• Prioritise democracy and human rights when de-escalating emergency measures and police surveillance
• Clarify how emergency powers and temporary limitation of rights are going to be phased out once COVID-19 is under control
• Policing the coronavirus regulations must not come at a cost to assisting victims of crime, especially victims of domestic abuse