News tagged with police officers
No-nose bicycle saddles improve penile sensation and erectile function in bicycling police officers
Aug 08, 2008 |
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An innovative study appearing in the August issue of The Journal of Sexual Medicine examined, for the first time, if noseless bicycle saddles would be an effective intervention for alleviating deleterious health effects, erecti ...
Police work undermines cardiovascular health, comparison to general population shows
Jun 30, 2009 |
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It is well documented that police officers have a higher risk of developing heart disease: The question is why.
Differences in how male, female police officers manage stress may accentuate stress on the job
Feb 26, 2009 |
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When male police officers need to de-stress, they might trade war stories -- but likely not with their female colleagues.
Researchers investigate impact of stress on police officers' physical and mental health
Sep 26, 2008 |
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Policing is dangerous work, and the danger lurks not on the streets alone. The pressures of law enforcement put officers at risk for high blood pressure, insomnia, increased levels of destructive stress hormones, heart problems, ...
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Work stress associated with adverse mental and physical health outcomes in police officers
Mar 12, 2009 |
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Exposure to critical incidents, workplace discrimination, lack of cooperation among coworkers, and job dissatisfaction correlated significantly with perceived work stress among urban police officers, according to a study ...
Collaboration helps police address job stress
Sep 17, 2008 |
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Mangled bodies, gunfire, high-speed chases and injured children are just a few events witnessed by police officers and soldiers serving in dangerous hot spots around the world. These traumas take a high toll on the police ...
Promotional tests can discourage some of the best, says new research
Other Sciences / Social Sciences
May 19, 2009 |
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Standardized tests are a common choice for organizations looking for an objective way of fairly evaluating who is the best person for the job.
Court to review employer access to worker messages
Dec 15, 2009 |
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(AP) -- The Supreme Court said Monday it will decide how much privacy workers have when they send text messages from on their employers' accounts.
NYPD looking at futuristic weapons technology
Jun 06, 2009 |
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(AP) -- The New York Police Department is looking into adapting futuristic technology that would allow officers' guns to recognize one another in an effort to avoid the type of friendly fire incident that left a cop dead ...
Police with higher multitasking abilities less likely to shoot unarmed persons
Medicine & Health / Psychology & Psychiatry
Mar 30, 2009 |
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In the midst of life-threatening situations requiring split-second decisions, police officers with a higher ability to multitask are less likely to shoot unarmed persons when feeling threatened during video simulations, a ...
Excessive police violence evident in emergency care cases, say US doctors
Dec 24, 2008 |
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Excessive police violence is evident in the types of injury and trauma emergency care doctors are treating in the US, indicates research published in Emergency Medicine Journal.
Political scientists report on ethnic/racial aspects of Taser use by Houston police
Sep 09, 2008 |
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A new report co-authored by Rice political scientists Mark Jones and William Reed with colleagues at the University of Houston finds patterns and/or aberrations in the use of Tasers related to ethnicity, gender, race and ...
High-speed chase ends when OnStar halts stolen SUV
Oct 20, 2009 |
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(AP) -- When two Visalia, Calif., police officers swung their cruisers behind a sport utility vehicle that had been carjacked at gunpoint early Sunday, they prepared for a dangerous high-speed chase.
Night beat, overtime and a disrupted sleep pattern can harm officers' health
Nov 17, 2009 |
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A police officer who works the night shift, typically from 8 p.m. to 4 a.m., already is at a disadvantage when it comes to getting a good "night's" sleep.
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