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

Aldert Vrij; J. Van Der Steen; L. Koppelaar

doi:10.1002/casp.2450040505

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

Aldert Vrij, J. Van Der Steen, L. Koppelaar

International Centre for Research in Forensic Psychology

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Abstract

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.

Original language	English
Pages (from-to)	365-370
Number of pages	6
Journal	Journal of Community & Applied Social Psychology
Volume	4
Issue number	5
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1002/casp.2450040505
Publication status	Published - Dec 1994

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