We administered a survey experiment to a national sample of 1068 U.S. adults in April 2020 to determine the factors that shape support for various policing tactics in the midst of the COVID-19 pandemic. Respondents were sharply divided in their views about pandemic policing tactics and were least supportive of policies that might limit public access to officers or reduce crime deterrence. Information about the health risks to officers, but not to inmates, significantly increased support for “precautionary” policing, but not for “social distance” policing. The information effect was modest, but may be larger if the information came from official sources and/or was communicated on multiple occasions. Other factors that are associated with attitudes toward pandemic policing include perceptions of procedural justice, altruistic fear, racial resentment, and authoritarianism.

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在大流行期间，公众希望警察做什么？全国性实验

我们于 2020 年 4 月对 1068 名美国成年人的全国样本进行了一项调查实验，以确定在 COVID-19 大流行期间影响对各种警务策略的支持的因素。受访者对流行病警务策略的看法存在严重分歧，并且最不支持可能限制公众接触警察或降低犯罪威慑力的政策。有关官员而非囚犯健康风险的信息显着增加了对“预防性”警务的支持，但对“社交距离”警务的支持却没有。信息影响不大，但如果信息来自官方来源和/或多次传播，则可能会更大。与对流行病警务态度相关的其他因素包括对程序正义的看法、利他主义的恐惧、种族怨恨、