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The status of women police officers: An international review
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The status of women police officers: An international review

Timothy Prenzler and Georgina Sinclair
International Journal of Law, Crime and Justice, Vol.41(2), pp.115-131
2013
DOI: https://doi.org/10.1016/j.ijlcj.2012.12.001
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Law Political Science Criminology women police female police gender equity equal employment opportunity affirmative action
This paper reports on a survey of English-language police department websites, annual reports and other reports in order to identify key aspects of the status of women police internationally. Findings are reported for England and Wales, Scotland, Northern Ireland, Eire, the United States, Canada, Australia (eight departments), New Zealand, South Africa, Ghana, Nigeria, India, Pakistan, Hong Kong, Papua New Guinea, and Fiji. Data on the proportion of female officers were available from 18 of 23 locations, with a range between 5.1% and 28.8%. Recruit numbers were available for six locations, and ranged between 26.6% and 37.0%. Limited data on rank and deployment indicated overall improvements. Available longer-term trend data suggested that growth in female officers was slowing or levelling out. Overall, the study showed an urgent need to improve gender-based statistics in order to better inform strategies aimed at maximising the participation of women in policing.

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