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    Women in Policing Laura Jones 2/12/2013 Grantham University Abstract Women have worked within our law enforcement system for over one hundred and seventy years. This paper examines the history and current status of women in policing and the challenges they have faced. History of women in policing will be presented from the first instances of women being hired as law enforcement to their current status. Research information

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    Running Head: Women in Policing Women in Policing Derrick Jones University of Phoenix Women in Policing Law enforcement is one of the oldest professions in this country. Law enforcement is a profession that has been primarily dominated by men since its inception more than one hundred years ago. This paper will discuss in detail the emergence of women in the profession of law enforcement. The author will discuss some of the contemporary issues that face women in the performance of their

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    There are numerous strategies women in policing have come up with in order to deal with the harassment and discrimination. In one of the previous article called The Effect of Rank on Police Women Coping with Discrimination and Harassment‚ A number of strategies were named in which helped women deal with harassment and discrimination. One strategy many women used was “straight talk” in which women confronted the men about the harassment and told them to back off (Holdaway and Parler‚ 1998). It worked

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    history of policing the roles of women and minorities has been limited. Some roles of women and minorities throughout policing history include not being able to work a beat‚ not being able to be selected for higher ranking‚ Where there was a community made up of primarily minorities such as a Hispanic neighborhood more Hispanic police officers would patrol in that area and where there were more African Americans in a neighborhood that is where African Americans would patrol. The role of women and minorities

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    Women in Policing: The Assumption of Gender Difference Working Paper # 2010-02 October 2010 Michelle Comeau Center for Public Safety Initiatives Rochester Institute of Technology mjc4339@rit.edu John Klofas Center for Public Safety Initiatives Rochester Institute of Technology 585-475-2423 John.Klofas@rit.edu 1 Abstract A primary argument for the introduction of women into policing is the belief that women bring to the field gender-unique skills and abilities. This argument of “special

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    Equality with Women in Policing An Annotated Bibliography THESIS STATEMENT I believe that women in policing are still‚ to this day‚ not treated as equally as men. Women police officers have always been discriminated against. I believe this is true because many women advance in police work but few actually pursue it. Being in the criminal justice field wanting to pursue this career as a woman‚ I felt it was my duty to find a lot of research to discuss the negativity towards women‚ the challenges

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    Predictive Policing By Jamia Yant April 13th‚ 2012 In order to effectively compare and contrast the application of information technology (IT) to optimize police departments’ performance to reduce crime versus random patrols of the streets‚ we first have to look at exactly what information technology is available to police today. The term predictive policing is the name given to “any policing strategy or tactic that develops and uses information and advanced analysis

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    Policing Policing aroused in the 1800’s; over 200 years ago it all started with a man on foot patrolling with no experience or legal weapons in hand to provide security to others. The average officer had little education and no training or experience; that was also not in the best of health. In the 1900’s‚ the average officer had a high school education and was predominantly male. Adhering to a police manual‚ the officers did not have laws in place for inappropriate conduct. The officers did

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    I believe this West Los Angeles Administration of Justice program has equipped and readied me with the suffice amount of knowledge and skill set to be a competitive individual. This introduction course had helped me develop an also instilled in me pertinent skills and knowledge in aspects such as reasoning‚ professionalism‚ problem solving techniques‚ and a firm intellectual foundation of education to further my knowledge in the field of Criminal Justice. I feel I have been prepared to pursue a opportunity

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    Innovation In Policing

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    Innovation in Policing In the world of policing‚ innovation does not just come in the form of new gadgets or computer technology; it comes in the form of ideas as to how police can be more effective in their local communities. Though technology such as bulletproof vests and body cameras are changing the way police in the United States preform their jobs‚ these technologies are just a small piece of a larger puzzle. With growing anti-police sentiment in the United States it is imperative that law

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