OBJECTIVE To determine the hours, volume, and type of work undertaken by preregistration house officers. DESIGN Continuous observation of 472 hours of work performed by 12 preregistration house officers based in medical wards, using standard procedures for studying work patterns. SETTING A teaching hospital with 340 beds assigned to general medicine and coronary care. SUBJECTS 12 Of the 1...

In this study, we sampled sworn police officers from three law enforcement agencies (n = 452), each of which had different system responses to mentally ill people in crisis. One department relies on field assistance from a mobile mental health crisis team, a second has a team of officers specially trained in crisis intervention and management of mentally ill people in crisis, and a third has a ...

A common perception is that police officers hold very negative attitudes about rape victims. Therefore, the purpose of this article is to establish whether police officers do accept stereotypical rape myths at a higher level compared to members of other populations. There were 3 comparison samples, composed of police officers, law students, and psychology students, that completed the Illinois R...

OBJECTIVES To identify the tasks that should constitute the work of preregistration house officers to provide the basis for the development of a self evaluation instrument. DESIGN Literature review and modified Delphi technique. SETTING Northern Deanery within the Northern and Yorkshire office NHS executive. SUBJECTS 67 educational supervisors of preregistration house officers. MAIN OUT...

We investigated how Dutch police officers perceive their preparation for arrest and self-defence skills (ASDS) and their ability to manage violence on duty. Furthermore, we assessed whether additional experience (i.e., by having encountered violence on duty or by practicing martial arts) and self-perceived anxiety have an influence on these perceptions. Results of an online questionnaire (n = 9...

This paper focuses on the design parameters on the part of the stakeholders and users in the design of mobile applications for police officers. Starting from an analysis of the functional requirements of stakeholders and relevant context parameters for police officers, we find design issues that are relevant to the development of context-aware mobile applications for police officers. We collect...

From the past to present, Gendarmerie has given special importance training of its personnel at all levels. For this purpose, since establishment Schools in 1904, attention been paid not only military and vocational education personnel, but also their social cultural development. Apart from gendarmerie, various activities were carried out especially for private soldiers ensure personal One thes...