POLICEWOMEN ON PATROL - FINAL REPORT - METHODOLOGY, TABLES AND MEASUREMENT INSTRUMENTS

• NCJ Number: 16812
• Author(s): P BLOCH; D ANDERSON
• Date Published: 1974
• Length: 267 pages
• Sponsoring Agency: Ford Foundation
• Corporate Author: The Urban Institute
• Sale Source: Police Foundation
• Publication Type: Statistics
• Language: English
• Country: United States of America

Annotation

METHODOLOGY, DESCRIPTIONS OF THE MEASUREMENT INSTRUMENTS, A SUMMARY OF ANALYTICAL METHODS, TABLES OF RESULTS AND SAMPLE SURVEY INSTRUMENTS ARE INCLUDED IN THIS 1972-1973 EVALUATION OF POLICEWOMEN IN THE DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA.

Abstract

THIS STUDY COMPARED THE PERFORMANCE OF NEW POLICEWOMEN ON PATROL WITH THAT OF A COMPARABLE GROUP OF NEW MALE POLICE OFFICERS. THE GOAL OF THIS STUDY WAS TO DETERMINE THE FEASIBILITY OF HIRING WOMEN FOR PATROL ASSIGNMENTS ON THE SAME BASIS AS MEN, THE ADVANTAGES AND DISADVANTAGES OF SUCH PRACTICES, AND THE EFFECT THIS HIRING WOULD HAVE ON POLICE OPERATIONS. THE RESULTS AND CONCLUSIONS OF THE EVALUATION ARE FOUND IN THE FIRST VOLUME OF THIS REPORT, NCJ-15131. THIS SECOND VOLUME CONTAINS THE METHODOLOGY, DATA TABLES, AND RESEARCH INSTRUMENTS. IN THE DISCUSSION OF THE METHODOLOGY HISTORY, GENERAL DESIGN AND PURPOSE OF THE STUDY ARE DESCRIBED. DETAILED DESCRIPTIONS OF EACH MEASUREMENT INSTRUMENT USED, INCLUDING THE SAMPLE, THE PURPOSE AND FORMAT OF EACH INSTRUMENT, AND STATISTICAL TECHNIQUES UTILIZED FOR EACH INSTRUMENT ARE PROVIDED. THE DATA TABLES ARE GROUPED BY SURVEY INSTRUMENT. THE MEASUREMENT INSTRUMENTS REPRODUCED HERE INCLUDE THE PATROL SURVEY. THE OFFICIALS' SURVEY, A COMMUNITY SURVEY, STRUCTURED OBSERVATION FORMS, A SERVICE SURVEY, CHIEF'S SURVEY, AND PERSONNEL JACKET FORM. (AUTHOR ABSTRACT MODIFIED)