Law enforcement and public health as an emerging field

Dijk, Auke van; Crofts, Nick

doi:10.1080/10439463.2016.1219735

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“…Furthermore, this review provides a list of relevant literature that can be consulted for a more in-depth look at these extremely complex issues (see Table 1 , Table 2 , Table 3 , Table 4 ). Given the growing interest in researching on and strengthening the intersections between law enforcement and public health, this review provides a novel contribution in terms of developing this area and facilitating new ways of thinking about the role of police officers during public health emergencies [ [78] , [79] , [80] ]. Because our review includes experiences from various international cases and is not tailored to a specific national context, experiences of police departments may vary.…”

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Policing in pandemics: A systematic review and best practices for police response to COVID-19

Laufs

Waseem

2020

International Journal of Disaster Risk Reduction

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The COVID-19 pandemic has created a range of unforeseen and unprecedented challenges for police departments worldwide. In light of these challenges, the goal of this review is to understand the potential short- and long-term effects of disasters and public health emergencies on policing organisations and officers. A total of 72 studies were eligible for inclusion, based on their focus on policing and police work during and in the aftermath of natural disasters and public health emergencies. Through an extensive review, we compile and analyse the most common issues and best practices identified in the literature, and discuss ‘what works’ in the context of policing such emergencies. The literature reveals four categories of issues predominantly raised in this context, namely police-community relations, the mental health and wellbeing of officers, intra-organisational challenges, as well as inter-agency collaboration and cooperation. Based on our review and analysis, we offer a list of recommendations relevant for policing the current COVID-19 outbreak. The findings of this review have immediate implications for policing during COVID-19 but also cover long-term effects, providing valuable recommendations for after the crises has passed.

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Policing in pandemics: A systematic review and best practices for police response to COVID-19

Laufs

Waseem

2020

International Journal of Disaster Risk Reduction

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“…The Scoping Review also highlights the challenges associated with implementing a universal definition of vulnerability across LEPH organisations. Considering that the goal is to find some commonality with “vulnerable” groups along with policy (Police Scotland, 2017; Van Dijk & Crofts, 2017; Punch & James, 2016), this proposed universal definition would have to be agreed upon by both law enforcement and public health areas since they are two separate entities. We believe that a universal definition would be helpful for a range of law enforcement and public health services and treatment, including the police, courts, control rooms and emergency healthcare.…”

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“…There is increasing international recognition that greater emphasis on partnership working across the intersect of policing and public health is a necessity (Police Scotland, 2017; Punch & James, 2017). Despite the different contexts in which policing (traditionally linked to criminal justice and establishing law and order) and public health (provision of physical, mental, and social well-being) operate, both fields share similar complex challenges; necessitating closer partnership working between them (Van Dijk & Crofts, 2017). One of these complex challenges relates to vulnerability.…”

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Defining and assessing vulnerability within law enforcement and public health organisations: a scoping review

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Background Historically, police departments focused solely on criminal justice issues. Recently, there has been a dynamic shift in focus, with Law Enforcement professional groups assuming more responsibility for tackling mental health and distress-related issues (that may arise because of mental health related problems and learning disabilities) alongside Public Health departments. While Law Enforcement has become a ‘last line of support’ and an increasing partner in mental health support, there is partnership working between law enforcement, psychology, and health professions in training and mental health service delivery. The term vulnerability is frequently used across Law Enforcement and Public Health (LEPH) to identify those in need of these services. Effective vulnerability assessment is therefore expected to prevent unintentional harmful health and criminal justice consequences and manage the negative impact of such in cases where prevention is not possible. This scoping review aimed to identify how vulnerability is defined and assessed across LEPH organisations. Results Vulnerability is context-specific from a Law Enforcement perspective, and person-specific from a Public Health perspective. Definitions of vulnerability are at best fragmented, while models for assessing vulnerability lack uniformity across LEPH. The implications are two-fold. For “vulnerable groups”, the lack of an evidence-based definition and assessment model could prevent access to relevant LEPH services, exacerbating issues of multiple vulnerabilities, co-morbidity, and/or dual diagnosis. All could inadvertently enable social exclusion of vulnerable groups from political discourse and policy interventions. The lack of consistency regarding vulnerability may result in reactive crisis responses as opposed to proactive preventative measures. Conclusions This scoping review exposes the complexities associated with defining and assessing vulnerability from a LEPH perspective, which are perceived and prioritised differently across the organizations. Future research must bridge this gap. Building on the establishment of a definition of vulnerability within the empirical literature, researchers ought to engage with service users, LEPH staff, and those engaged in policy making to craft effective vulnerability definitions and assessment models. Only through evidence based, co-produced definitions and assessment models for vulnerability can we ensure that best-practice, but also meaningful and feasible practice, in vulnerability assessment can be achieved.

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“…The issues of the features of criminal liability for the provision of services that do not meet safety requirements, by persons depending on their professional and official position, have been considered by a number of authors in scientific articles in a general aspect [2][3][4][5] and in dissertation research [6,7].…”

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Criminal Liability for Performance or Provision for Services Not Meeting the Safety Requirements

Sundurova¹,

Sergeyev²,

Бадамшин³

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Proceedings of the First International Volga Region Conference on Economics, Humanities and Sports (FICEHS 2019)

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The article explores the problems of criminal liability for performance of work or provision of services that do not meet the safety requirements. The protection of public health, as part of public safety, is one of the priority tasks of the criminal legislation of Russia. Each consumer must be sure that the services provided and work performed are safe for his life and health. The relevance of the topic due to the current ambiguous legal practice and due to the lack of a unified approach of the law enforcer in the matter of qualifying acts in the field of work or the provision of services that do not meet the requirements. Currently, there is the problem of delimiting various types of responsibility in the field under consideration, determining the subject of the crime, the victim, and also the subjective side of the crime. In order to eliminate the revealed contradictions in the law enforcement practice, the authors analyzed the judicial practice, the norms of material and procedural legislation in order to determine the signs of goods (works, services) that do not meet the safety requirements of life and health of consumers within the framework of the analyzed norm, signs of crime. Raised by the author topic is relevant in light of the decisions of the Resolution of the Plenum of the Supreme Court of the Russian Federation of November 18, 2004 N 23 "On judicial practice in cases of illegal business and legalization (laundering) of money or other property acquired by criminal means".

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Law enforcement and public health as an emerging field

Cited by 49 publications

References 30 publications

Policing in pandemics: A systematic review and best practices for police response to COVID-19

Policing in pandemics: A systematic review and best practices for police response to COVID-19

Defining and assessing vulnerability within law enforcement and public health organisations: a scoping review

Criminal Liability for Performance or Provision for Services Not Meeting the Safety Requirements

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