TY  - JOUR
PY  - 2001//
TI  - Does joining the police service drive you to drink? A longitudinal study of the drinking habits of police recruits
JO  - Drugs: education, prevention, and policy
A1  - Obst, Patricia L.
A1  - Davey, Jeremy D.
A1  - Sheehan, Mary C.
SP  - 347
EP  - 357
VL  - 8
IS  - 4
N2  - 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 />
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SN  - 0968-7637
UR  - http://dx.doi.org/
ID  - ref1
ER  -