SURVEY RELATED TO USE OF FEMALE LAW ENFORCEMENT OFFICERS

• NCJ Number: 38862
• Journal: Police Chief Volume: 42 Issue: 4 Dated: (APRIL 1975) Pages: 58-59
• Author(s): R E HINDMAN
• Date Published: 1975
• Length: 2 pages
• Corporate Author: International Assoc of Chiefs of Police
• Publication Format: Article
• Publication Type: Report (Study/Research)
• Language: English
• Country: United States of America

Annotation

CONCERNS THE RESULTS OF A QUESTIONNAIRE DESIGNED TO MEASURE THE DEGREE OF ACCEPTANCE OF WOMEN IN POSITIONS THAT WERE PREVIOUSLY OCCUPIED BY MALES ONLY.

Abstract

DISTRIBUTED TO OFFICERS IN VENTURA COUNTY, CALIFORNIA, THE QUESTIONNAIRE REVEALED THE GENERAL ATTITUDE THAT THERE IS A LOW ACCEPTANCE FACTOR OF FEMALES BEING USED IN ALL POLICE FUNCTIONS. THERE WAS A LOW ACCEPTANCE LEVEL OF FEMALES BEING USED IN HAZARDOUS AREAS. (AUTHOR ABSTRACT MODIFIED)...KAP