FOCUS ON PERFORMANCE: THE EFFECTS OF SLEEP DEPRIVATION

This article discusses the effects of sleep deprivation on the mood, cognitive function, and motor performance of police officers. Officers on night or late evening shifts were found more often to have difficulty handling minor irritations (which may account for other studies reporting that officers who work more overtime hours have a greater number of complaints against them), often have trouble remembering things, and have engaged in drowsy driving. Effects of fatigue frequently extends into their personal lives as well. Recommendations are offered on shift scheduling and limiting the number of hours a police officer can work to 16 hours within a 24-hour time span.

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• Authors:
  • Cochrane, G
• Publication Date: 2001-7

Language

• English

Media Info

• Features: Tables;
• Pagination: p. 22-25
• Serial:
  • FBI Law Enforcement Bulletin
  • Volume: 70
  • Issue Number: 7
  • Publisher: Federal Bureau of Investigation
  • ISSN: 0014-5688

Subject/Index Terms

• TRT Terms: Behavior; Cognition; Driving; Drowsiness; Emotions; Fatigue (Physiological condition); Hours of labor; Impacts; Memory; Motor skills; Night shifts; Performance; Police; Scheduling; Sleep deprivation
• Uncontrolled Terms: Complaints
• Subject Areas: Highways; Safety and Human Factors; Security and Emergencies; I83: Accidents and the Human Factor;

Filing Info

• Accession Number: 00821189
• Record Type: Publication
• Source Agency: National Highway Traffic Safety Administration
• Report/Paper Numbers: HS-043 314
• Files: HSL, TRIS, USDOT
• Created Date: Dec 24 2001 12:00AM