Journal article
Does joining the police drive you to drink? A longitudinal study of the drinking habits of police recruits
Drugs: Education, Prevention, and Policy, Vol.8(4), pp.346-357
2001
Abstract
The current study tracks the drinking behaviour of new police recruits from their first day in the academy, after 6 months of training, through to one year into training (n = 177). Drinking behaviour was assessed with the AUDIT, a well-researched instrument for assessing risk of harm from drinking behaviour. The results showed that recruits' risk of harm from alcohol consumption increased as their training progressed. These findings, based on a longitudinal methodology, suggest that the police service and training process introduces recruits into a culture of alcohol consumption which may impact on their individual consumption levels.
Details
- Title
- Does joining the police drive you to drink? A longitudinal study of the drinking habits of police recruits
- Authors
- Patricia L Obst (Author) - Queensland University of TechnologyJeremy D Davey (Author) - Queensland University of TechnologyMary C Sheehan (Author) - Queensland University of Technology
- Publication details
- Drugs: Education, Prevention, and Policy, Vol.8(4), pp.346-357
- Publisher
- Taylor & Francis Ltd.
- Date published
- 2001
- DOI
- 10.1080/09687630010019307
- ISSN
- 0968-7637; 0968-7637
- Copyright note
- This is an electronic version of an article published in Patricia L. Obst, Jeremy D. Davey, Mary C. Sheehan (2001) Does Joining the Police Service Drive You to Drink? A longitudinal study of the drinking habits of police recruits, Drugs: Education, Prevention and Policy, 8:4, 347-357, DOI: 10.1080/09687630010019307. Drugs: Education, Prevention and Policy is available online at: http://www.tandfonline.com/openurl?genre=article&issn=0968-7637&volume=8&issue=4&spage=346
- Organisation Unit
- Road Safety Research Collaboration; School of Social Sciences - Legacy; University of the Sunshine Coast, Queensland; School of Law and Society
- Language
- English
- Record Identifier
- 99451469202621
- Output Type
- Journal article
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