Citation

Obst PL, Davey JD, Sheehan MC. Drugs Educ. Prev. Policy 2001; 8(4): 347-357.

Copyright

(Copyright © 2001, Informa - Taylor and Francis Group)

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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.