ABSTRACT

Policing is a high-risk occupation that can cause a myriad of psychosocial problems to its workers. During the COVID-19 pandemic, officers have experienced increased rates of anxiety around contracting the virus, and these fears have been mirrored by their families, due to the largely unknown nature of the virus and mounting reports of police deaths across the world. Using data from 18 police officer interviews from a range of roles and forces in early summer 2020, this paper explores officer experiences of policing the pandemic, the emotional labour involved, and the detachment and displacement of anxiety and fear of working a global pandemic with little support from management.

摘要

警务是一种高风险职业，可能会给员工带来无数心理社会问题。在 COVID-19 大流行期间，警官们对感染病毒的焦虑程度有所增加，由于病毒的性质在很大程度上未知，而且世界各地警察死亡的报道越来越多，因此他们的家人也反映了这些担忧。本文利用 2020 年初夏对来自不同角色和部队的 18 名警官的采访数据，探讨了警官在应对大流行病方面的经验、所涉及的情绪劳动，以及对在全球大流行中几乎没有工作的焦虑和恐惧的超脱和转移。管理层的支持。