WOMEN ON PATROL - THE NATION'S CAPITAL GIVES THEM HIGH MARKS

• NCJ Number: 41579
• Journal: Police Magazine Dated: (SUMMER 1977) Pages: 45-53
• Author(s): M KIERNAN; J CUSICK
• Date Published: 1977
• Length: 9 pages
• Corporate Author: Correctional Information Service, Inc
• Publication Format: Article
• Language: English
• Country: United States of America

Annotation

THIS ARTICLE EXAMINES THE STATUS AND FUNCTIONS OF THE 200 PATROL POLICEWOMEN (299 TOTAL) IN THE OVER 4,000 OFFICER DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA METROPOLITAN POLICE DEPARTMENT.

Abstract

THE HISTORY OF WOMEN POLICE AND PATROL OFFICERS, THE PERFORMANCE OF FEMALES ON THE BEAT, JEALOUSIES AMONG THE WIVES OF POLICEWOMEN'S MALE PARTNERS, THE PROBLEM OF SEXUAL INTIMIDATION BY MALE SUPERVISORS, AND PROMOTIONS ARE DISCUSSED. INTERVIEWS WITH AND PICTURES OF D.C. POLICEWOMEN ACCOMPANY THE NARRATIVE....MSP