Read and be educated, HQ weenies http://www.policefoundation.org/content/the-shift-length-experiment This whole shift length debate ignores that brighter minds than Conrad or his consultant have already researched the question thoroughly. 8 hour shifts have more drawbacks for officers and the department. Its disingenuous to mislead the public into thinking shift hour length changes will be any better at slowing the growth in the violent crime rate than renaming units in a shell game. These so called