Childcare in the Queensland Police Service: A Work-based Study of the Logan Police District
Masters Thesis
Title | Childcare in the Queensland Police Service: A Work-based Study of the Logan Police District |
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Type | Masters Thesis |
Authors | Jordan, Peta Rae |
Supervisor | |
1. First | Dr Lee Fergusson |
2. Second | Dr Ana Stevenson |
Institution of Origin | University of Southern Queensland |
Qualification Name | Master of Professional Studies |
Number of Pages | 102 |
Year | 2023 |
Publisher | University of Southern Queensland |
Place of Publication | Australia |
Digital Object Identifier (DOI) | https://doi.org/10.26192/z1v0q |
Abstract | This thesis explores childcare in the Logan Police District of the Queensland Police Service (QPS). Due to the many roles they perform, police officers are required to be available to work 24-hours-a-day, seven-days-a-week with many also attempting to manage family commitments. There is little appetite within the QPS for substitute or relief police officers to fill gaps within its workforce, which are generated by part-time employees, thereby creating a dilemma. Those remaining hours not worked by part-time employees are unable to be filled on a permanent basis, due to the possibility of the police officer’s circumstances changing resulting in them wishing to return to the workforce on a full-time basis. The aim of this research is to identify whether a need for 24/7 childcare exists within the QPS, and to ascertain whether it has been successfully utilised by families in shift working professions in other parts of the world. |
Keywords | Childcare; Shiftwork; policing |
Contains Sensitive Content | Does not contain sensitive content |
ANZSRC Field of Research 2020 | 4499. Other human society |
Public Notes | File reproduced in accordance with the copyright policy of the publisher/author. |
Byline Affiliations | School of Education |
https://research.usq.edu.au/item/z1v0q/childcare-in-the-queensland-police-service-a-work-based-study-of-the-logan-police-district
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