U.S. Department of Justice

Sleep Disorders, Work Shifts and Officer Wellness

Publication year: 2012 | Cataloged on: Aug. 27, 2012

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  • 026239

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  • 2012
  • 4 pages

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Thumbnail preview ANNOTATION: The impact of sleep and work schedules on law enforcement officers’ health and safety are reported. This article looks at: sleep disorders being common among officers; the role shift length plays; sleep and fatigue; quality of work life; overtime; and additional outcomes. “Officers working the 12-hour shifts reported greater levels of sleepiness and lower levels of alertness at work than those assigned to 8-hour shifts. The researchers noted that because people often underestimate their level of fatigue and because previ¬ous research has shown that risk for accidents increases with number of hours worked, caution should be used when considering adopting 12-hour shifts” (p. 38).
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