A new study examined the impact of COVID-19 and George Floyd’s death on police work in the Tempe, Arizona, police department. The study examined weekly trends in crime and officer activities, as well as footage from body-worn cameras. The impact of the pandemic and Floyd’s death was mixed and varied by type of crime, with the pandemic having a larger impact than Floyd’s death, the study concluded.
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Source: Phys.org