Minority Women in Policing in Texas: An Attitudinal Analysis

Autor: Helen Taylor Greene, Denise D. Nation, Gbolahan S. Osho, Alejandro del Carmen
Rok vydání: 2007
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Zdroj: Criminal Justice Studies. 20:281-294
ISSN: 1478-6028
1478-601X
Popis: This study examines the attitudes of female officers towards their colleagues and work utilizing data from a survey of women in policing in Texas. It focuses on minority and majority officers' perceptions of other officers, sexual and racial discrimination, and stress. The findings suggest the presence of several interesting similarities and differences between minority and majority female officers. There is little evidence that female officers do not feel accepted or feel they are treated unfairly on the job. None of the respondents perceived gender discrimination within the workplace. Black and white officers perceived sexual teasing and job stress as fairly common; this was not the case with respect to Latina officers. That is, Latina officers were more likely to prefer male partners than other race/ethnic groups while black officers were more likely to perceive racial discrimination. It is held that the findings with respect to Latina officers may be associated with cultural realities which affect gen...
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