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Description

1. xii, 186 pages : illustrations (black and white); 23 cm.

Summary

1. "Women in Policing around the World is a historical, legal, political, and social examination of women in policing. The book opens with a comparison of cultural definitions of gender and how this affects women's work in general and policing specifically. The book then takes the reader through women in policing in the Eastern and Western Hemispheres, featuring several countries within the major regions of the world. Major commonalities and differences are identified in the areas of recruitment, training, deployment, promotion, and violence against women. Among the keys features of this book is a balanced coverage of historical and timely events that led to the current status of women police in their respective countries. The book identifies the commonalities that women police experience throughout the world relying on the most current research. The book also dedicates coverage of policing violence against women in society as well as within the police organization itself. The author includes tables to allow for national comparisons throughout the book, as well as current and historical photos. This book is intended for researchers and students of police culture and women in policing. It does not rely heavily on one country or region, thus allowing for an enlightening international comparison"--

Series statement

1. Advances in police theory and practice series

Uniform title

1. Advances in police theory and practice series.

Subject

1. Policewomen
2. Sexual harassment in law enforcement

Contents

1. 1. The Sociology of Gender -- 2. Ideology and Images of Women and Policing -- 3. Past and Current Status of Women Police in the Eastern Hemisphere -- 4. Past and Current Status of Women Police in the Western Hemisphere -- 5. Recruitment, Training, and Promotion of Women in the Gendered Police Organization -- 6. Gendered Policing: Working Conditions and Gender-Based Violence -- 7. Revisiting the Police Organization: Future Directions.

Call number

1. JFE 21-3134

Bibliography (note)

1. Includes bibliographical references (pages [156]-174) and index.

Author

1. Garcia, Venessa, author.

Title

1. Women in policing around the world : doing gender and policing in a gendered organization / Venessa Garcia.

Publisher

1. New York, NY : Routledge, 2021.

Copyright date

1. ©2021

Type of content

1. text

Type of medium

1. unmediated

Type of carrier

1. volume

Series

1. Advances in police theory and practice series
2. Advances in police theory and practice series.

Bibliography

1. Includes bibliographical references (pages [156]-174) and index.

Other form:

1. ebook version : 9781351643887

LCCN

1. 2020044278

Other standard identifier

1. 40030444975

ISBN

1. 9781466566392 (hardcover)
2. 1466566396 (hardcover)
3. 9780367568528 (paperback)
4. 0367568527 (paperback)

Research call number

1. JFE 21-3134