CSPAN Key Capitol Hill Hearings February 24, 2015
Days. And following 9 11, officers were mandated 12hour shifts every day, all days off canceled. That was because there was a National Security issue and you just couldnt leave. Nobody cared about what it did to your brain, and were seeing that now. But, for Public Safety reasons you couldnt leave. So that has to be considered also. In the regular course of policing, the eighthour shift is enough, and you want to go home after that. And sometimes after seeing what you see, its tough to go home and have dinner with your family. And as dr. Violanti said in discussing what youve done in your work...