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Researchers from the University of Texas at Arlington conducted a research project linking police fatigue with performance risk. The study — “Sleep affects everything”: understanding challenges and interventions for police sleep health” — highlighted how widespread this issue has become.
It’s no surprise to Police1 readers that they don’t get enough sleep, but it’s important to know that fatigue increases risks or critical incidents and injuries. In this episode of The Brief: Wellness Edition, Emily Hitchings and Greg Friese discuss the importance of quality sleep for police officers and strategies to improve sleep.
Hitchings, a former police officer, asks “What’s sleep?” when asked her strategies to get good sleep between shifts.
Listen to their discussion and read more about the research findings.
| Read Police officer fatigue study highlights risks and practical fixes
“The lack of consistency of sleep times is one of the worst things (for cops). It is absolutely critical for quality sleep.”
About The Brief: Wellness Edition
The Brief: Wellness Edition video series explores the wellness implications of current events for public safety professionals. Each episode brings a timely conversation that connects unfolding events to the day-to-day realities of first responders.
