Women in Policing around the World: Doing Gender and Policing in a Gendered Organization

Cover
Half Title
Series
Title
Copyright
Dedication
Contents
List of Illustrations
Acknowledgments
1 The Sociology of Gender
	The Sociology of Gender
	Gender and Difference
	Gender Stratification
	Women’s Rights and Women’s Work
	Gendered Organizations
	Gender, Leadership, and Policing
	Conclusion
2 Ideology and Images of Women and Policing
	The Nature of Policing
	Traditional Gender Role Ideologies
	From Ideology to Practice: Police Culture and Institutionalized Masculinity
	The Ottoman Empire and Colonial Influence on Policing
	Early History of Women in Police Work
	Conclusion
3 Past and Current Status of Women Police in the Eastern Hemisphere
	Asia and Oceania
	Sub-Saharan Africa
	Middle East and North Africa
	Eastern Europe
	Conclusion
4 Past and Current Status of Women Police in the Western Hemisphere
	Latin America and the Caribbean
	North America
	Western Europe
	Conclusion
5 Recruitment, Training, and Promotion of Women in the Gendered Police Organization
	Recruitment/Inroads Into Policing
	Gendered Training
	Barriers to Promotion
	Conclusion
6 Gendered Policing: Working Conditions and Gender-Based Violence
	Doing Policing/Doing Gender: Resistance to Women Police
	Sexual Harassment and Assault in the Police Force
	Policing Gender-Based Violence
	Police Attitudes Toward Intimate Partner Violence
	Generalized Policing Strategies for Combating Intimate Partner Violence
	Specialist Policing Strategies for Combating Intimate Partner Violence
	Conclusion
7 Revisiting the Police Organization: Future Directions
	Gendered Stress
	Social Capital, Mentorship, and Women’s Networks
	Future Directions
References
Index