Policing and gendered justice : examining the possibilities / Marilyn Corsianos.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Corsianos, Marilyn, author.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Policewomen--Canada.

Policewomen.

Policewomen--United States.

Policewomen--Canada--History.

United States.

Canada.

Genre:

History.

Electronic books.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (240 p.)

Place of Publication:

Toronto, Ontario : University of Toronto Press, 2009.

Language Note:

English

Summary:

Women continue to be underrepresented in policing, and female officers are more likely to work in gender-specific areas within their organizations. Policing and Gendered Justice provides a comprehensive analysis of women and policing in North America. It further enhances the body of knowledge on gender and policing by bridging the gap between theory and practice, and by using an empowerment approach to encourage discussion of the need to make ideological and structural changes and the need to promote social action and social change. Through a critical, feminist examination of gender and policing, and through a comparative analysis of women in policing in Canada and the United States, Corsianos offers a unique and original account of women police officers' experiences and the role that feminist analyses can play in providing greater justice.

Contents:

The history of women in policing in the United States and Canada

Gender analyses in criminology and policing

Responding to gendered aspects of policing using different feminist perspectives/paradigms

The police culture: gender, ideology, and the "brotherhood of policing"

Gender and community policing: can community policing promote gendered justice?

Gender, detectives, and discretionary powers

Gender identity and shared policing experiences

Effecting change through the use of feminist methods and action-research.

Notes:

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Description based on print version record.

ISBN:

1-4426-0344-5

OCLC:

893232084