Policing and Gendered Justice : Examining the Possibilities / Marilyn Corsianos.
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. Only a handful of books have focused on the relationship between gender and policing globally, let alone within North America, making this book a necessary resource for those studying in Criminology and Criminal Justice. For professors wishing to integrate a discussion of gender into a policing course, or for students wanting to better understand the complexities of gender and policing, Policing and Gendered Justice works as an informative, innovative approach to addressing gender differences in the profession.
Record details
- ISBN: 9781442603448
- Physical Description: 1 online resource (240 p.)
- Publisher: Toronto : University of Toronto Press, [2022]
- Copyright: ©2009
Content descriptions
General Note: | CatMonthString:january.23 Multi-User. |
Formatted Contents Note: | Frontmatter -- Contents -- Acknowledgements -- Preface -- 1 The History of Women in Policing in the United States and Canada -- 2 Gender Analyses in Criminology and Policing -- 3 Responding to Gendered Aspects of Policing Using Different Feminist Perspectives/Paradigms -- 4 The Police Culture: Gender, Ideology, and the "Brotherhood of Policing" -- 5 Gender and Community Policing: Can Community Policing Promote Gendered Justice? -- 6 Gender, Detectives, and Discretionary Powers -- 7 Gender Identity and Shared Policing Experiences -- 8 Effecting Change through the Use of Feminist Methods and Action-Research -- Bibliography -- Index |
Restrictions on Access Note: | restricted access http://purl.org/coar/access_right/c_16ec online access with authorization |
Type of Computer File or Data Note: | Text (HTML), electronic book. |
System Details Note: | Mode of access: Internet via World Wide Web. Mode of access: Internet. |
Terms Governing Use and Reproduction Note: | Access requires VIU IP addresses and is restricted to VIU students, faculty and staff. Access restricted through purchase. |
Language Note: | In English. |
Issuing Body Note: | Made available online by publisher. |
Source of Description Note: | Description based on online resource; title from PDF title page (publisher's Web site, viewed 29. Jul 2022) |