NCJ Number
37828
Journal
Criminal Justice Review Volume: 1 Issue: 2 Dated: (FALL 1976) Pages: 21-33
Date Published
1976
Length
13 pages
Annotation
THIS ARTICLE SUGGESTS THAT, GIVEN THE DIFFERENCE BETWEEN THE SOCIALIZATION OF MALES AND FEMALES, WOMEN POLICE OFFICERS MAY NOT BECOME A PART OF POLICE OCCUPATIONAL CULTURE TO THE SAME DEGREE AS THEIR MALE COUNTERPARTS.
Abstract
THIS CONCLUSION IS BASED ON RESPONSES TO A QUESTIONNAIRE SURVEY OF 27 POLICEWOMEN AND 22 POLICEMEN IN A SOUTHERN METROPOLITAN POLICE DEPARTMENT. THE SURVEY COVERED SOCIAL BACKGROUND AND JOB CHARACTERISTICS, JOB SATISFACTION, VARIANCES IN PERSONALITY FACTORS RELATED TO POLICE WORK, AND ATTITUDES TOWARD THE WOMEN'S MOVEMENT. ALTHOUGH SIMILARITIES IN 'WORKING PERSONALITY' FOR MALE AND FEMALE OFFICERS WERE NOTED IN THEIR PERCEPTIONS OF 'LAW AND ORDER' IN SOCIETY AND THE NEED FOR FIRMNESS IN DEALING WITH LAW BREAKERS, SIGNIFICANT DIFFERENCES WERE FOUND RELATING TO THE LEGITIMACY OF WOMEN'S LIBERATION, THE EVALUATION OF WOMEN IN THE POLICE ROLE, AND FEELINGS OF POLICE SOLIDARITY. IN ADDITION, WOMEN WERE MORE APT TO DISCOUNT PUBLIC APATHY TOWARD THEIR JOB AND TO FEEL THAT THE PUBLIC RESPECTED THEIR ROLE MORE THAN THE MEN. REFERENCES ARE INCLUDED.