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A pandemic is simultaneously a health and safety issue, as was already stated in the introductory chapter of this book. To manage a pandemic, governmental response is required to reduce the chance of large-scale infection and social malfunctioning.
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- 1.
Strictly speaking, in this chapter we focus on the first stages of the pandemic (in the Netherlands). Although, when essential to put the CoroPol data in perspective, we incidentally focus as well on consecutive stages of the pandemic.
- 2.
Eventually, in 2020 we produced a Basic source document on March 27th and five updates on, respectively, March 31st, April, 3rd, April 11th, April 21st and May 18th of that year. The basic document and the updates all had a ‘point by point’ and ‘to-the-point’ character, for we wanted to take into account the needs of the target audience.
- 3.
Further details about CoroPol and its methodology can be obtained from the authors.
- 4.
Because of the mentioned projects in Amsterdam and Arnhem, the analysis in this chapter is slightly more focused on policing youths.
- 5.
To provide an idea of the usefulness of the CoroPol documents, we sent an e-mail on 13 July 2021 to the 384 subscribers of CoroPol in 2020, asking them to participate in a mini-poll on the usefulness of this initiative during the first months of the pandemic. Eventually, a total of 48 respondents responded. In general, the respondents indicate that they consider the documents as very valuable and useful. Many respondents responded that at the beginning of the crisis the need for information was very urgent and that the CoroPol documents fulfilled this need. In addition, the documents were used to convert national trends and developments into local and regional relevance. The information has also proved valuable in developing various scenarios with regard to the pandemic, whether or not in combination with issues such as (organised) crime. According to the respondents, the intelligence supply amongst various organizations was not optimal, especially at the start of the pandemic. The average rating assigned to CoroPol by respondents is an 8.3. The lowest number given is a 7.0, but a 10 or a 9 has also occurred a few times.
- 6.
For instance, Belgium (De Morgen, 24 March 2020) and Spain (The Olive Press, 21 March 2020).
- 7.
At the beginning of this year, it turned out that a Dutch political activist and lobbyist generated considerable profit in the Spring of 2020 through his so-called non-profit organisation Stichting Hulptroepen Alliantie on a face-mask deal with the government (where he himself had indicated that he would do this selflessly).
- 8.
The Kindertelefoon is a Dutch telephone helpline for children, to which children and young people up to the age of 18 who need a conversation about a subject can call for free (or chat). They are answered by trained volunteers.
- 9.
This chat is part of the organisation “Fier”, which offers help to children, adolescents and adults who experience violence, abuse or exploitation.
- 10.
In The Netherlands, municipal officers have the task to check on licenses and permits and can be compared with the so-called administrative policing agencies like the Police Municipale in France.
- 11.
During the first stage, pubs and restaurants had to be closed and later on could be opened under specific conditions.
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Bervoets, E., Broekhuizen, J., Ferwerda, H., Landman, W. (2023). Policing with the Help of Data: The Use of CoroPol in the Pandemic’s Early Stages in The Netherlands. In: Den Boer, M., Bervoets, E., Hak, L. (eds) Plural Policing, Security and the COVID Crisis. Palgrave's Critical Policing Studies. Palgrave Macmillan, Cham. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-031-19177-0_2
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