Women police : gender, welfare and surveillance in the twentieth century /

Women Police is the first in-depth historical study of women's involvement in uniform, plain-clothes and undercover policing in the UK. Topics covered include the regulation of prostitution, sexual violence, child abuse and neglect. T.

Bibliographic Details
Call Number:Libro Electrónico
Format: Electronic eBook
Language:Inglés
Published: [Place of publication not identified] : MANCHESTER University PRE, 2017.
Series:Gender in history
Subjects:
1900-1999
Policewomen > History > 20th century.
Policewomen > Social conditions.
Feminist criminology.
Sex role in the work environment.
Policières > Histoire > 20e siècle.
Policières > Conditions sociales.
Féminisme et criminologie.
Rôle selon le sexe en milieu de travail.
ART > General.
Feminist criminology
Policewomen
Sex role in the work environment
adult women.
beat patrol.
child welfare.
formal integration.
gender.
hierarchies.
legislation.
physical surveillance.
professional networks.
respectable job.
sexuality.
twentieth century.
undercover work.
women police.
youth welfare.
History
Online Access:Texto completo
Table of Contents:
  • WOMEN POLICE: GENDER, WELFARE AND SURVEILLANCE IN THE TWENTIETH CENTURY; Series Editors; Title Page; Copyright; Contents; Figures; Tables; Acknowledgements; Abbreviations; 1 Introductions; 2 Networks, structures and hierarchies; 3 A respectable job for a woman?; 4 Walking the beat; 5 Going undercover; 6 Policing the family: youth and welfare; 7 Women, sexuality and the law; 8 Beyond integration?; Select Bibliography; Index

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