Earlier this month, when Arizona Gov. Doug Ducey’s stay-at-home order expired, he replaced it with a new order, called “Stay Healthy, Return Smarter, Return Stronger.”
Among other provisions, it called for Arizonans to maximize physical distance from each other while in public, and for businesses to develop health and hygiene policies based on guidelines from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention and other agencies.
But since then, questions have arisen about who is responsible for enforcing these policies. And, the governor didn’t exactly clear that up at a recent press conference.
Social distance enforcers have often been local police officers, in several cases that have wound up on the news — cases involving groups of people gathered at a bar or restaurant seemingly without regard for the precautions Ducey is still encouraging. But what can officers do to keep people safe?
William Terrill, associate dean in Arizona State Unviersity's Watts College of Public Service and Community Solutions and a professor in the School of Criminology and Criminal Justice, joined The Show to talk about the issue.
Terrill talked about whether there has been enough guidance from the state to law enforcement agencies to enforce these guidelines.
