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5 Police Q. 4 (2002)

handle is hein.journals/policqurt5 and id is 1 raw text is: IMPROVING SHIFT SCHEDULE AND WORK-HOUR POLICIES AND PRACTICES TO INCREASE POLICE OFFICER PERFORMANCE, HEALTH, AND SAFETY BRYAN VILA University of Wyoming GREGORY B. MORRISON Ball State University DENNIS J. KENNEY John Jay College of Criminal Justice Fatigue among police patrol officers arising from departmental policies and practices may degrade individuals' abilities and hence the performance of organizations. Few U.S. police departments have established comprehen- sive shift, work-hour and fatigue management policies despite the well- understood, long-standing, and profound influences that round-the-clock schedules have on worker health, safety, performance, job satisfaction, and family life. After reviewing the sources, costs, and impacts offatigue as well as recent research into the prevalence of fatigue among police, the authors discuss policies and practices that police executives, managers, and supervi- sors can employ to minimize officer fatigue. Police work often swings unpredictably from monotonous routine and numbing boredom to dynamic, fact-starved, and confusing situations that make extreme physical, mental, and emotional demands on officers. The authors thank Glory Cochrane, Melinda J. Messineo, Cynthia Morris, and three anonymous viewers for their invaluable assistance in preparing this article. A substantial portion of the research reported here was conducted through the Police Executive Research Forum (PERF) and funded by the U.S. Depart- ment of Justice's National Institute of Justice under Grant Number 96-IJ-CX-0046. Points of view expressed here are the authors' and do not necessarily represent the official position of PERF or the U.S. Department of Justice. POLICE QUARTERLY Vol. 5 No. 1, March 2002 4-24 © 2002 Sage Publications

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