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. 2021 Nov 15:paab070. doi: 10.1093/police/paab070

Table 1:

Police effectiveness

Wave I
Wave II
Agree + strongly agree Disagree + strongly disagree Agree + strongly agree Disagree + strongly disagree
Pandemic period
1. The IP is successfully handling the tasks it faces during the coronavirus crisis.*** 57.5% 10.5% 19.1% 43%
(N = 944) (N = 944) (N = 916) (N = 916)
General evaluations
2. The police efficiently handles its task in my area of residence.*** 40.6% 23.7% 31.6% 28.8%
(N = 929) (N = 929) (N = 878) (N = 878)
3. The IP has shown many successes in handling crime in recent years.*** 31.7% 24.9% 20.6% 36.1%
(N = 938) (N = 938) (N = 877) (N = 877)
The costs of policing the pandemic
4. Police handling of the coronavirus hampers its other missions, such as property crime, violence, drugs, and traffic.*** 49.8% 15.1% 64.5% 8%
(N = 931) (N = 931) (N = 888) (N = 888)
***

P < 0.001