Exam 10: Health and Safety Issues in Police Work

Which are some measures police departments implemented to reduce risks during foot pursuits?

Which shift is most likely to cause disruption to the officer's circadian rhythm?

Which type of injury is most common in policing?

Assess why shift work is potentially stressful for officers.

Shift selection is most often assigned ______.

Discuss the difficulties associated with measuring police stress.

Identify and discuss the four types of physical hazards to police officers.

A majority of recent studies have identified organizational stressors to be the most significant stressors for police officers.

Explain what stress is and provide at least two examples of stressors.

Research found that police vehicle accidents more likely happened when there was only one officer in the vehicle, compared to two officers.

Evaluate trends in officers feloniously killed in the line of duty as opposed to those accidentally killed.

Discuss why making arrests increases the risk of police officers being injured.

If the definition of danger includes homicides, other fatal injuries on the job, as well as non-fatal injuries, the police occupation would be rated as a more dangerous job compared to other occupations.

Supervisors are the most common perpetrators of sexual harassment in law enforcement agencies.

Federal law mandates that officers working rotating shifts work no more than 8 hours per shift.

Day shift is generally viewed as the most desirable shift among police officers.

______ is a response to a stressful situation or event of an exceptionally threatening or catastrophic nature.

Research suggests there are no significant long-term health risks associated with shift work.

Research suggests that ______ percent of measured police officers experience severe level of emotional exhaustion

Monitoring officers' heart rates and cortisol levels to measure stress is an example of ______ testing.