Skip to main content

Procedural justice and the police's use of personal protective equipment during the COVID-19 pandemic

Thesis type
(Thesis) M.A.
Date created
2021-07-20
Authors/Contributors
Abstract
The COVID-19 pandemic has resulted in new responsibilities for police while also introducing new accoutrements by way of personal protective equipment (PPE). This thesis examines the effects of such changes and the role of procedural justice as it relates to public assessments of police and willingness to cooperate with police during the pandemic. As part of the thesis, participants rated images of a police officer using different items of PPE on the dimensions of procedural justice and then answered survey questions about the police more broadly. The findings indicate that participants' perceptions of procedural justice are positively related to their assessments of police and willingness to cooperate with police. The findings also indicate that participants' perceptions of procedural justice can be impacted by the police's use of PPE. The thesis discusses the important practical implications of such findings for police who must continue to manage public perceptions while providing service.
Document
Identifier
etd21472
Copyright statement
Copyright is held by the author(s).
Permissions
This thesis may be printed or downloaded for non-commercial research and scholarly purposes.
Supervisor or Senior Supervisor
Thesis advisor: Simpson, Rylan
Language
English
Member of collection
Download file Size
input_data\21447\etd21472.pdf 732.5 KB

Views & downloads - as of June 2023

Views: 58
Downloads: 2