Pierce, Jennifer http://orcid.org/0009-0002-5810-3419
Eldridge, Gloria
Article History
Accepted: 8 April 2024
First Online: 13 April 2024
Declarations
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: I was provided written consent by both police departments to conduct the research and publish the results. This study was approved by the University of Alaska Anchorage Institutional Review Board (UAA IRB ID 900293–2).
: Participants were emailed a survey on Qualtrics and a description of the study. Participation was voluntary and anonymous. If participants continued past the consent form by clicking the button to continue onto the survey, it was assumed consent was given to engage in the research. Participants could discontinue taking the survey at any time.
: I was provided written consent to conduct the research and all information has been de-identified for the police departments who engaged in the study for publication. Both police departments also provided written consent to publish this manuscript.
: During the time of data collection, I was working as a police officer in one of the police departments used in the study. I was a patrol officer and had no authority over any participants in the study. All responses to the survey were anonymous and no identifying information was collected. In addition, there were no incentives or consequences if an individual took the survey voluntarily or did not take the survey.