NCJ Number
128519
Journal
Law Enforcement Technology Volume: 18 Issue: 2 Dated: (February 1991) Pages: 26,28-29,52
Date Published
1991
Length
4 pages
Annotation
While still facing sexual harassment and low employment numbers, women are having an impact which shatters stereotypes and far outweighs their numbers in law enforcement.
Abstract
While public attitudes are mostly supportive of female officers today, there is still a perception problem within the police force. The extent and seriousness of the internal problems experienced by pioneering female officers were quite severe. Initially, women and men were segregated in police academies and later on the force. Women often received little or no physical training and were instead taught to type. However, many of these problems began to disappear when women were fully integrated into both the training and functions of law enforcement agencies. Now, female officers are found in every type of law enforcement work. The increasing presence of women in law enforcement has helped broaden the perspective of law enforcement agencies, leading to a better, more flexible response.