Evaluating the Effects of Fatigue on Police Patrol Officers in Lowell, Massachusetts, Polk County, Florida, Portland, Oregon, and Arlington County, Virginia, 1997-1998
This study was undertaken to assess the connections between
administratively controllable sources of fatigue among police patrol
officers and problems such as diminished performance, accidents, and
illness. The study sought to answer: (1) What is the prevalence of
officer fatigue, and what are officers' attitudes …