Police use of the new Covid-19 powers: Using administrative data to analyse and evaluate practice
McVie and fellow collaborators at the Scottish Centre for Administrative Data Research (SCADR)
Research questions:
The report scrutinises Police Scotland's use of temporary new powers of enforcement introduced to tackle the Covid-19 pandemic and asks the following questions:
- Are the temporary powers being used appropriately, with enforcement being used only as a last resort?
- What is the public's perception of the police use of these temporary powers?
Type(s) of inequality and how inequality is defined:
Differences in the use of the powers in terms of absolute numbers and rates per capita.
Approach or method used:
With this research we will be focussing on changing patterns of crime and victimisation across time and space. This work will have a particular focus on the development of indicators and risk assessment tools for reducing harm and vulnerability, taking into account the identified drivers and patterns of crime.
This work is connected with our broader theme of Spatial inequalities, as well as Justice, Well-being, Age and Gender inequalities.