Policing and Gendered Justice : Examining the Possibilities /
Women continue to be underrepresented in policing, and female officers are more likely to work in gender-specific areas within their organizations. Policing and Gendered Justice provides a comprehensive analysis of women and policing in North America. It further enhances the body of knowledge on gen...
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Formato: | Electrónico eBook |
Idioma: | Inglés |
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Toronto :
University of Toronto Press,
2009.
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Colección: | Book collections on Project MUSE.
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Acceso en línea: | Texto completo |
Tabla de Contenidos:
- The history of women in policing in the United States and Canada
- Gender analyses in criminology and policing
- Responding to gendered aspects of policing using different feminist perspectives/paradigms
- The police culture: gender, ideology, and the "brotherhood of policing"
- Gender and community policing: can community policing promote gendered justice?
- Gender, detectives, and discretionary powers
- Gender identity and shared policing experiences
- Effecting change through the use of feminist methods and action-research.