...John M. Violanti; Michael E. Andrew Purpose Policing requires atypical work hours. The present study examined associations between shiftwork and pregnancy loss among female police officers. Design/methodology/approach Participants were 91 female officers with a prior history of at least one...

.... Overtime was more prevalent at the beginning of a career and after a promotion from police officer to detective. Originality/value Shiftwork and long work hours have negative effects on sleep and increase the likelihood of on-duty fatigue and performance impairment. The results suggest...

...‐being. © MCB UP Limited 1998 Flexible working Patterns of work Police Shiftwork Recent international comparisons show that England and Wales have a worse crime rate than nearly every other major industrialised nation (Travis, 1997). Many ways of reducing crime have been...