#Extra police powers during COVID-19 could affect relationship with public for good

“#Extra police powers during COVID-19 could affect relationship with public for good” Serving police inspector and Huddersfield PhD researcher Dan Jones warns against police forces adopting an authoritarian or militarised approach in his new article published in the journal Policing by Oxford University Press Credit: University of Huddersfield How the police use extra powers they…

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#Q&A: Protecting essential farm workers during COVID-19

“#Q&A: Protecting essential farm workers during COVID-19” Credit: CC0 Public Domain State and federal executive orders have deemed seasonal and migrant farmworkers “essential.” Yet, few protections have been granted to this population, which may be at higher risk of exposure to coronavirus, according to a policy brief by researchers at the University of Michigan School…

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#Government health, safety regulations backfire with conservatives, study shows

“#Government health, safety regulations backfire with conservatives, study shows” Health and safety risks from product consumption, including obesity, vaping, drug misuse and texting while driving, as well as circumstances surrounding the coronavirus pandemic, pose significant problems in the United States and around the world. Public policy makers often impose regulations in an attempt to steer…

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