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Police Change Working Methods Amid CCP Virus Outbreak, Facing Higher Risks

Police Change Working Methods Amid CCP Virus Outbreak, Facing Higher Risks
Michigan State Police patrol as demonstrators protest in Lansing, Michigan, on May 14, 2020. Jeff Kowalsky/AFP via Getty Images
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Police departments nationwide are grappling with changes the CCP virus has wrought on the way they operate, even as law enforcement agencies report major decreases in crime due to stay-at-home orders.

Officers are facing more risks to their lives as they attend to calls, investigate, and patrol in the streets. They are also required to change their ways of policing and investigating as social distancing and masks changed everything about the way they operate.

Venus Upadhayaya
Venus Upadhayaya
Reporter
Venus Upadhayaya reports on India, China, and the Global South. Her traditional area of expertise is in Indian and South Asian geopolitics. Community media, sustainable development, and leadership remain her other areas of interest.
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