come citizens. There is a difference in the amount of officers surveyed within each department because of the department size.I will be randomly sampling the officers for this survey. In both Amherst and Buffalo, there are three shifts. The shifts include the morning shift (7am-3pm), the afternoon shift (3pm-11pm), and the night shift (11pm-7am). In each department before each shift there is a briefing session. During the briefing, the officers are informed of events on what to expect on their shift, or certain things to look out for. This is when I will administer the surveys randomly. This is an obtrusive measurement, meaning the officers are aware they are being studied.As already stated, I am doing an anonymous survey. This type of survey will ensure the officers that the information that was given on the survey will not be passed on to their chief or captains, and none of the information will be put into their records. The primary advantage to using an anonymous survey is that I can get all of the information I need, as long as the officers will take the time to fill out the survey. I will have no idea as to which survey belongs to whom, so there will be no bias against any single individual. The primary disadvantage is getting the officers to fill out the survey. An officers might not fill out the survey if he or she is worried about their superiors finding out what they put on the survey, this will cause unnecessary validity problems. There are a few ethical and political considerations within this study. The ethical dilemma is due to the type of question on my survey. There are personal questions which could make the officers feel uncomfortable for a variety of reasons. Even though the survey is anonymous the officer might be fearful of someone seeing what he or she wrote. The officer might feel embarrassed about his or her answers, or it may hit a little closer to home for the officers, and may bring up some ba...
