@article{ref1,
title="Does joining the police service drive you to drink? A longitudinal study of the drinking habits of police recruits",
journal="Drugs: education, prevention, and policy",
year="2001",
author="Obst, Patricia L. and Davey, Jeremy D. and Sheehan, Mary C.",
volume="8",
number="4",
pages="347-357",
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.<p />",
language="",
issn="0968-7637",
doi="",
url="http://dx.doi.org/"
}