Book
Breaking the brass ceiling : women police chiefs and their paths to the top / by Dorothy Moses Schulz.
Record details
- ISBN: 0275981800 (alk. paper)
- Physical Description: xv, 241 p. ; 24 cm.
- Publisher: Westport, Conn. : Praeger Publishers, c2004.
Content descriptions
| Bibliography, etc. Note: | Includes bibliographical references (p. [225]-229)and index. |
| Formatted Contents Note: | How it all began : what is a nice girl like you doing in a place like this? -- Women in non-traditional professions : law enforcement is big business -- The road to the chief's chair : early trailblazers and the long climb to the top -- Twists and turns on the road to the top : decisions and detours along the way -- One-agency chiefs : local girls break brass at home -- Family power brings political power : from sheriff's wife to sheriff -- Modern women sheriffs : getting elected on their own -- Big-city pioneers : the women who broke the bulletproof barriers -- Twenty-first century women : is the playing field finally level? -- Women police chiefs and sheriffs : a collective portrait. |
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| Subject: | Women police chiefs > United States. Policewomen > United States. Sex discrimination against women > United States. Discrimination in law enforcement > United States. |
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| Location | Call Number / Copy Notes | Barcode | Shelving Location | Holdable? | Status | Due Date |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Lansdowne Library | HV 8139 S33 2004 (Text) | 26040002703748 | Main Collection | Volume hold | Available | - |
