Covid-19 in South Asia: ‘Hard policing’ approach has left police ill-prepared to respond to a pandemic

14th April 2020Dr Zoha Waseem, Research Fellow, UCL

As police services across the globe play a vital role in helping to prevent the spread of Covid-19, Dr Zoha Waseem, Research Fellow at the Institute for Global City Policing at UCL, examines the reasons for the 'hard policing' approach taken in some South Asian countries and the growing need to adopt more a compassionate, community-orientated policing response.

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Covid-19 in South Asia: ‘Hard policing’ approach has left police ill-prepared to respond to a pandemic

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