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2 similar Police Union Contract contracts
POLICE UNION CONTRACT “WAITING PERIODS” FOR MISCONDUCT INVESTIGATIONS NOT SUPPORTED BY SCIENTIFIC EVIDENCEPolice Union Contract • June 30th, 2015
Some police union contracts around the country have provisions prohibiting departmental investigations of suspected officer misconduct for 48-hours or even 10 days. Advocates of these waiting periods argue that the stress of a critical incident, such as an officer-involved shooting or serious use-of- force, adversely affects an officer’s memory, and that it takes “two sleep cycles” for memory to fully recover. A review of the psychological literature finds no support for this argument. The evidence on the impact of stress on memory is very complex, with contradictory findings. Some studies, in fact, have found that stress actually enhances memory.
POLICE UNION CONTRACT “WAITING PERIODS” FOR MISCONDUCT INVESTIGATIONS NOT SUPPORTED BY SCIENTIFIC EVIDENCEPolice Union Contract • June 30th, 2015
Some police union contracts around the country have provisions prohibiting departmental investigations of suspected officer misconduct for 48-hours or even 10 days. Advocates of these waiting periods argue that the stress of a critical incident, such as an officer-involved shooting or serious use-of- force, adversely affects an officer’s memory, and that it takes “two sleep cycles” for memory to fully recover. A review of the psychological literature finds no support for this argument. The evidence on the impact of stress on memory is very complex, with contradictory findings. Some studies, in fact, have found that stress actually enhances memory.
