Police Officers work is never routine; every day brings new situations to police officers. The diverse work environment an officer work is always changing. No two days are the same for a police office. Long periods of tedious work, too life threatening events change the dynamics of an officer’s work day. A sleep deprived officer is at risk of being ineffective while preforming daily duties (Krause, 2014).
Police Officer must have an adequate amount of rest to perform their duties effectively. Police work, involves many events and activities that require an officer’s on divided attention. Police Officers work for up to 12 hours a shift, at times even more, which pinpoints to sleep deprivation and the ineffective job performance.
Problem Statement
Sleep deprivation, a growing concern for the officer’s duty performance. Medical personnel have evaluated the impact of shift work on the sworn members of its department. (Bulman, 2012). Shift work has several effects on the officer’s family as well. The officers who work the night shift may have to work additional hours to attend court or type reports, which leaves little time for sleep and family activities. The Phenix City Police Department, risk the liability of sleep deprived officers working and increasing the …show more content…
Explaining the decision making process to positively manage these issues and develop a probable solution. Identifying how departmental leadership can utilize planning, preparation of good rest/work strategies can improve officer’s productivity, alertness, health, and safety. In describe the main cause of sleep deprivation and family separation within the Phenix City Police Department, in the state of Alabama. Collection of data over the course of thirty days must be recorded and analyzed properly and disseminated to subject matter experts for further testing or
Police Officer must have an adequate amount of rest to perform their duties effectively. Police work, involves many events and activities that require an officer’s on divided attention. Police Officers work for up to 12 hours a shift, at times even more, which pinpoints to sleep deprivation and the ineffective job performance.
Problem Statement
Sleep deprivation, a growing concern for the officer’s duty performance. Medical personnel have evaluated the impact of shift work on the sworn members of its department. (Bulman, 2012). Shift work has several effects on the officer’s family as well. The officers who work the night shift may have to work additional hours to attend court or type reports, which leaves little time for sleep and family activities. The Phenix City Police Department, risk the liability of sleep deprived officers working and increasing the …show more content…
Explaining the decision making process to positively manage these issues and develop a probable solution. Identifying how departmental leadership can utilize planning, preparation of good rest/work strategies can improve officer’s productivity, alertness, health, and safety. In describe the main cause of sleep deprivation and family separation within the Phenix City Police Department, in the state of Alabama. Collection of data over the course of thirty days must be recorded and analyzed properly and disseminated to subject matter experts for further testing or