Female police officers: gender bias and professionalism

Author: Cuadrado, Mary

Source: American Journal of Police, Volume 14, Number 2, 1995 , pp. 149-165(17)

Publisher: Emerald Group Publishing Limited

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Abstract:

Questions a sample of criminal justice students to show that when officer competence is evaluated in terms of professionalism rather than confrontational issues, bias against women is not found, whereas evaluation variables based on potentially violent situations promote the belief that women are not as well fitted as men for constant exposure to violent confrontation. Cautions against the danger of presenting discrete images of a male "brute force" and a female "professional force". Finds indications that increased recruitment of women, gender sensitivity training and a higher level of officers' education may change existing attitudes toward the police.

Keywords: Attitudes to the Police; Domestic Violence; Sex Discrimination; Policewomen; Usa

Document Type: Research article

DOI: http://dx.doi.org/10.1108/07358549510102802

Publication date: 1995-02-01

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