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policing

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Gender and Policing

Gender issues in policing have traditionally been ignored by research and policy efforts , leading to gender crisis in the police industry worldwide (Brown and Heidensohn 2000 . As a result , research models on policing are centred on males just as the police profession is dominated by men and is often associated with masculinity (Brown and Heidensohn 2000 . Hence , there is the need to significantly incorporate female police officers into contemporary research approaches and policy frameworks in order to correct the gender inequities

prevalent in the police sector

This paper therefore appraises the extent to which females are dominated by males in the police sector and reasons accounting for the gender inequity . The paper also examines the trends in women policing and further discusses the benefits of increasing the capacities and strengthening the roles of women in policing

The Extent of Underrepresentation of Policewomen

A survey conducted by the International Association of Chiefs of Police (IACP ) has shown that there are few policewomen as compared to policemen , and policewomen are both underused and undervalued in law enforcement (Horne 2006 . Policewomen constitute only 13-14 of the entire police force in the United States (Horne 2006 . It also became evident from the 100th anniversary of the International Women 's Day in Bangladesh that policewomen in Britain constitute only 25 of the entire police force 19 .1 in Singapore 16 .5 in Australia 5 .3 in Sri Lanka 3 in India with Bangladesh having as low as 2...

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