ASPECTS OF DISCRIMINATORY TREATMENT OF WOMEN POLICE OFFICERS SERVING IN FORCES IN ENGLAND AND WALES
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Discriminatory treatment is defined in terms of limited job related opportunities and exposure to sexual harassment. The structural status of women police in England and Wales in terms of rank and role is described by reference to secondary analysis of national data from Her Majesty's Inspectorate of Constabulary. This reveals limited access of women officers to higher rank and specialist roles. Differential deployment and sexual harassment are explored by means of a questionnaire survey conducted in several British police forces. Results indicate widespread exposure to harassment and other forms of discriminatory treatment. The persistence of discrimination is demonstrated by reference to recent surveys by Her Majesty's Inspectorate of Constabulary and policemen's resistance to women colleagues is discussed in terms ofoccupational culture. Some elaboration of the sex-role spillover thesis is offered in the light of policewomen's experiences.
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An ethos and mutual conceptualization of reality develops in any police department that may include tacit approval of certain actions that are otherwise inappropriate.
“An ethos and mutual conceptualization of reality thus develops in any police department that may include the tacit approval of certain actions that are otherwise inappropriate (Brown 1998; Skolnick 2008).”
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- Authors
- BROWN, J. M.
- Affiliations
- University of Surrey (GB)
- Corresponding author
- BROWN, J. M.
- Venue
- British Journal of Criminology
- Publisher
- Oxford University Press (OUP)
- Published
- 1998-01-01
- Volume
- 38
- Issue
- 2
- Pages
- 265-282
- ISSN
- 0007-0955 (ISSN-L)
- 1464-3529
- OpenAlex
- W1996202550
- Cited by
- 128
- References
- 14
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- FWCI
- 31.29
- Type
- journal article
- Language
- en
- Open access
- closed
- Locations
- The British Journal of Criminology (publishedVersion)
- Topics
- Social Sciences › Political Science and International Relations › Policing Practices and Perceptions
- Social Sciences › Gender Studies › Gender Diversity and Inequality
- Social Sciences › Gender Studies › Gender Politics and Representation
- Keywords
- women police officers, gender discrimination, sexual harassment, occupational culture, police deployment, women in policing
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