title: Does supervision by a lifeguard make a difference in rule violations? Effects of lifeguards' scanning.
abstract: Systematic observations were made of five lifeguards at indoor public swimming pools. Scanning by lifeguards was associated with lower incidences of rule violations by swimmers. Greater numbers of lifeguards patrolling the pool areas tended to reduce violations. Rules violations tended to be fewer when adult-to-child ratios were low, suggesting that monitoring by a parent or an adult may encourage rule compliance.
authors.affiliation: University of Alberta, Centre for Experimental Sociology, Edmonton, Canada. aharrell@gpu.srv.ualberta.ca
authors.forename: W A
authors.initials: WA
authors.lastname: Harrell
mesh_terms: D000293:Adolescent; D000328:Adult; D002648:Child; D002675:Child, Preschool; D003299:Cooperative Behavior; D004332:Drowning / Q000517:prevention & control*; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D007223:Infant; D008297:Male; D012309:Risk-Taking; D012449:Safety; D013551:Swimming Pools