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Aggression of police officers as a function of temperature: An experiment with the fire arms training system

Author(s) -

Vrij Aldert,

Van Der Steen Jaap,

Koppelaar Leendert

Publication year - 1994

Publication title -

journal of community and applied social psychology

Language(s) - English

Resource type - Journals

SCImago Journal Rank - 1.042

H-Index - 63

eISSN - 1099-1298

pISSN - 1052-9284

DOI - 10.1002/casp.2450040505

Subject(s) - psychology , aggression , social psychology , perception , function (biology) , human factors and ergonomics , poison control , criminology , medical emergency , medicine , neuroscience , evolutionary biology , biology

The impact of temperature on police officers' tension, perception, and behaviour in police—offender interactions was investigated. It was hypothesized that increased temperature results in: (1) increased tension; (2) a negative impression of the offender; and (3) aggressive behaviour. The findings confirmed these hypotheses. Finally, some implications of the results are discussed.

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