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

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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