...Samantha Riedy; Drew Dawson; Desta Fekedulegn; Michael Andrew; Bryan Vila; John M. Violanti Purpose The purpose of this paper is to assess whether shift work, sleep loss and fatigue are related to short-term unplanned absences in policing. Design/methodology/approach N = 367 police...

...Dr Bryon Gustafson and Professor Geoffrey Alpert; Stephen M. James; Bryan Vila Purpose – Fatigue associated with shift work is a well-established and pervasive problem in policing that affects officer performance, safety, and health. It is critical to understand the extent to which fatigue...

... of this paper is to investigate the association between shift work and sleep problems among police officers from Buffalo, New York. Design/methodology/approach Randomly selected officers (n=111) responded to questions on sleep quality and quantity. Shift work data were obtained from daily payroll...