Law enforcement officials around the country are grappling with policing during the coronavirus pandemic. Big departments like in New York or Detroit are making adjustments to ensure essential work gets done as their workforces are reduced by the virus.
Big departments such as in New York or Detroit are shifting resources and people around to ensure essential work gets done as their workforces are reduced by the virus. Sheriffs' offices around the country are trying to reduce their jail populations to protect their employees and inmates, the Police Executive Research Forum reported.
In Detroit, the department's communication system"had an impact," but they were able to use a backup, Craig told CNN Tuesday. New coronavirus cases in US jails heighten concerns about an unprepared systemFaced with a reduced force, Detroit has"collapsed some of our nonessential units," moving them to"our hardest-hit stations so that they could continue to do the most important work" of answering emergency calls.
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