NCJ Number
46313
Date Published
1976
Length
48 pages
Annotation
AN OVERVIEW OF THE STATUS, FUNCTIONS, AND PROBLEMS OF FEMALE POLICE OFFICERS THROUGHOUT THE WORLD IS PRESENTED.
Abstract
THE BOOK OPENS WITH A BRIEF HISTORY OF WOMEN IN POLICING. SUBSEQUENT CHAPTERS DISCUSS THE FUNCTIONS PERFORMED BY FEMALE POLICE OFFICERS, THE DANGERS THEY FACE, AND THEIR TRAINING AND EDUCATION. REFERENCES TO PRACTICES IN THE UNITED STATES, GERMANY, FRANCE, ISRAEL, INDIA, SWEDEN, JAPAN, AUSTRALIA, AND OTHER COUNTRIES ARE INCLUDED. PHOTOGRAPHS DEPICTING POLICEWOMEN AT WORK ILLUSTRATE THE TEXT. (LKM)