Considering Crime Reporting Sensitivity Bias Key to Turnaround In the last 30 years, community-oriented policing has been a key innovation in policing. But while this proactive approach boosts citizens’ evaluations of police, evidence is sparse that it reduces crime. In a new study, researchers suggest that this conclusion is likely flawed because of crime reporting […]
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Policing is a profession that features shift work and long hours, both of which can lead to insufficient sleep and fatigue. Because of the unique demands of the job, fatigue raises risks related to decision making, impulse control, driving, and other aspects of work. In a new study, researchers tested the effect of a fatigue-management […]
7/5/24 – govtech.com A study that looked at the results of an online learning fatigue management system on Seattle Police Department employees found that PTSD symptoms, as well as rates of depression and anxiety, were reduced by the training.
6/28/24 – thehill.com Surgeon General Vivek Murthy has placed himself at the center of the fiercely partisan debate over gun control with his declaration this week that firearm violence in the U.S. is a public health crisis.
6/28/24 – stateline.org Criminologists caution that the story may be different in individual cities and neighborhoods.
6/21/24 – medicalxpress.com Policing is a profession that features shift work and long hours, both of which can lead to insufficient sleep and fatigue. Because of the unique demands of the job, fatigue raises risks related to decision making, impulse control, driving, and other aspects of work.
6/21/24 – sleepreviewmag.com A fatigue-management program improved sleep duration, mental health, and overall well-being among Seattle police employees.
6/20/24 – eurekalert.org Policing is a profession that features shift work and long hours, both of which can lead to insufficient sleep and fatigue. Because of the unique demands of the job, fatigue raises risks related to decision making, impulse control, driving, and other aspects of work. In a new study, researchers tested the effect […]
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