Policing Is Changing In The Age of Social Distancing
Police departments are facing a new reality in the era of coronavirus. As familiar categories of crime fade, officers are being asked to handle unfamiliar and sometimes uncomfortable new assignments.
One of the few silver linings to this pandemic is that in most places, there's been less crime.
"Calls for service are certainly down," says Sgt. Adam Plantinga of the San Francisco Police Department. "No open bars means there's fewer late-night brawls, and people are home more, so burglars are having a tougher time of it."
Police departments across the country are facing a new reality in the era
