BINGE DRINKING

Study Of Binge Consumption Rates of First-Year Australian police officers

Study Of Binge Consumption Rates of First-Year Australian police

Introduction

The research report will focus on binge consumption rates of first-year Australian police officers. The main aim is to sort out trends and affects on health.

Aims and Objectives of the Research

The entire research will prospectively investigate the binge consumption and health-related behaviors of first-year Australian police officers.

Research Question

1. Does the presence of binge, even at low levels, and can significantly affect the performance of police officers?

Sub Questions

What are the binge consumption rates of first-year Australian police officers?

Does the use and abuse of binge by the police has implications for authority, public confidence and perceptions of community police organizations?

Literature Review

Although there is a growing body of research on binge in the workplace, the debates that the relationship between binge or drug abuse, harm associated with substances and workplace factors unequivocal (Allsop et al.), 2001. In some workplaces, such as the potential for serious consequences for individuals, organizations and the public is less obvious (Fenlon et al.), 1997. The presence of binge, even at low levels, and can significantly affect the performance of police officers and their location and the public at risk (Obst et al., 2001). In addition the use and abuse of binge by the police has implications for authority, public confidence and perceptions of community police organizations (Prenzler and Ronkin, 2001).

Recently published results of a survey of Australian police described the common binge consumption among high-risk behaviour (Davey et al., 2000). Use of standardized drinking behaviour, developed by the World Health Organization (binge use disorders identification test (audit); Saunders et al., 1993), the authors reported that 30% of those interviewed staff at harmful, drank with nearly 3 percent binge dependency is exhibiting behavior. In accordance with these trends in more than 34 percent of officers reported irregular binge drinking, described as eight or more standard drinks in session for women and 12 or more drinks for men (national health and medical research Council, 1997).

Compared with the rate of overall population derived from the national household survey (national drug strategy, 1996), data from police Davey and his colleagues showed several distinctive features. Staff reported drinking more drinks each session almost 35 percent reported drinking drinks more than five or six sessions, compared with 20 percent of the population as a whole, which reported similar amounts. Although there are relatively few studies of binge Australian police, the results were consistent with those reported in the study of Devi. More than 40 percent of new South Wales Police, participating in surveys of cross-section 852 members reported drinking excessively, defined as consuming 28 or more standard drinks a week and/or drinking eight or more standard drinks off two or more times per month for men, consumers or more drinks per week 14 and/or six or more drinks a two or more times per month for women.

Methodology

Study Design

This study will present data for two points in time; the first will be provided by ...