LAPD officers working three 12-hour shifts work 156 hours per 28-day deployment period. Officers working eight-hour shifts work 152 hours per deployment period - four hours fewer per period when factoring in the holidays.

Flexible scheduling has increased officer morale and significantly improved retention and recruitment. Additionally, flexible scheduling has allowed LAPD officers to be more involved in community events throughout the day, from neighborhood early morning breakfasts to evening meetings.

Flexible scheduling has been proven a success. Those who say otherwise, like Riordan, are pushing politics, not public safety.