ArticleJournal of experimental criminology2022
The use of personal protective equipment (PPE) by police during a public health crisis: An experimental test of public perception.
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- Interleukin-6 blocking agents for treating COVID-19: a living systematic review.The Cochrane database of systematic reviews · 2021Pooled it
- Integration of IoT Sensors to Determine Life Expectancy of Face Masks.Sensors (Basel, Switzerland) · 2022Article
- Epidemiological determinants of COVID-19 in the police personnel: A cross-sectional study.Journal of family medicine and primary care · 2022Article
- Cross-sectional study of face mask use during the COVID-19 pandemic-Lusaka and Mansa Districts, Zambia, December 2020.The Pan African medical journal · 2022Article
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Abstract
Objectives: To experimentally evaluate the effects of personal protective equipment (PPE) on participants' perceptions of police during the COVID-19 pandemic. Methods: As part of the experimental paradigm, participants were randomly assigned to read a fictitious news article about the utility of PPE (i.e., pro-PPE, anti-PPE, or neutral), and then rate images of a police officer using different items of PPE (i.e., masks, goggles, face shields, and/or medical gloves) along eight dimensions. Results: The analyses reveal that participants overwhelmingly perceived the use of PPE as both important and beneficial, regardless of condition. The analyses also reveal that the use of PPE impacted perceptions of the pictured officer, but that the specific perceptual effects of such PPE varied by the item used. Conclusions: Police worldwide have attempted to reduce the risks associated with COVID-19 by using PPE. In addition to functional benefits, many items of PPE also present perceptual benefits.
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