Officer Safety Issues

Citizens are different from one another and everyone tends to act differently. Citizens are different from one another because they tend to respond to patrol officers in diverse ways. Patrol officers interact with citizens every day and the safety of the patrol officer comes into play when they interact with citizens. Most of the time patrol officers are going to be interacting with citizens who they do not know. Safety is important to a patrol officer at all times. However, there are some officer safety issues that patrol officers face. A patrol officer’s health can be impacted by the shift and the patrol areas they get. Ethics is another safety issue that patrol officers face. Burnout can lead to patrol officers making unethical choices in their job. Ethics can play a part as to why police brutality might occur; lack
This changes all the time and this puts patrol officers in different areas whenever the time comes. However, moving to various areas and having different shifts can create some safety issues for the patrol officers. It creates safety issues because it is impacting the health of patrol officers. The health of patrol officers is important. Cardiovascular and other health problems, low morale, loss of sleep, and on-the-job accidents are problems that can occur when patrol officers have different shifts and are placed in different patrol areas (Walker and Katz, 2013). Going without sleep is a big deal for anyone, but is a huge safety concern for patrol officers. The public needs patrol officers to be wide awake and ready for their job at any time. Anything can happen and it is important that patrol officers are getting enough hours of sleep every night. Going without sleep can encourage abuse (Buren & Stenzel, 1984). Sometimes patrol officers do not work as effectively or as efficiently when they are assigned to various shifts which could be caused by health problems (Buren & Stenzel,