The existing body of research on police officers working the midnight shift is grim.

But the night shift isn’t going anywhere. So, rather than belaboring the well-known challenges of shift work and the harmful effects of sleep deprivation, the authors set their sights on other questions:

• • What is going well on the night shift?

• • Why do some officers prefer and enjoy a shift that is detrimental to the personal health and familial relations of others?

• • What are the officers who thrive on the night shift doing differently?

• • How can those skills for thriving on the night shift be shared in a meaningful and accessible way?

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