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Crime and the Workload of Anchorage Police Officers > Report |
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| Myrstol,
Brad A.; Schafer, N. E.; and Giblin, Matthew J. (2003). Drug
and Alcohol-Related Workload of Anchorage Patrol Officers: Results From
Two Patrol Officer Surveys. Anchorage, AK: Justice Center, University
of Alaska Anchorage. |
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Abstract:
It is widely agreed among criminal justice professionals that alcohol and
illegal drugs play a role in patterns of crime, but not much is known about
how these substances influence the operation of criminal justice agencies,
particularly in the area of policing. This report summarizes the findings
of a study of the extent to which drug and alcohol-related incidents formed
the workload of Anchorage Police Department patrol officers. The study consisted
of two surveys, the first of which asked APD patrol officers to provide
their best estimate of the amount of time they spent dealing with alcohol
and drug-related activities, the second of which required patrol officers
to complete incident logs describing drug and alcohol-related incidents
encountered on patrol. The study found that officers tended to overestimate
the amount of time they spent on drug or alcohol-related activities, but
that the drug and alcohol-related activities nonetheless comprise a significant
portion of APD patrol officers' workload. |
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