Steven G. Brandl's In The Line Of Duty

In the Line of Duty by Steven G. Brandl is a descriptive analysis of police assaults and accidents. Mr. Brandl received a call from the president of the Milwaukee Police Association asking if he would be interested in conducting research on the workload demands of police officers working in Milwaukee and injuries to officers in Milwaukee. When Mr. Brandl started conducting this research he used a longitudinal cohort study approach. A longitudinal cohort study is a study design that involves the collection of data at different points in time, as contrasted to a cross-sectional study (Babbie& Maxfield, 100). Using this type of research worked well because he was comparing work accidental incidents that result in injury or death to felonious one in term of their frequency, seriousness and distribution. The present study begins by analyzing work related injury and death incidents of 2,073 police officers employed by a large municipal police agency. (Brandl, 251) The purpose and goal of the research was to determine the number of assaults and murders of police officers and this was a significant concern that developed as a result of the study was overall validity of the report that were completed to document
Brandl was called by the president of Milwaukee Police Association, he was hired to conduct research on the workload demands of police officers working in Milwaukee and injuries to officers in Milwaukee. The purpose the president was asking for that research to be conducted was because if it was found that the Milwaukee officers had a heavier workload than officers employed in the suburban communities surrounding Milwaukee, then it could be argued to the city that Milwaukee officers should get paid more. (Brandl, 248) The research that was actually conducted however went more into detail about accidental incidents vs felonious incidents. That information doesn’t quite explain why or how Milwaukee police are working harder or should be getting paid