Policing and Gendered Justice : : Examining the Possibilities / / Marilyn Corsianos.

• Superior document: Title is part of eBook package: De Gruyter University of Toronto Press eBook-Package Backlist 2000-2013
• VerfasserIn: Corsianos, Marilyn ,
• Place / Publishing House: Toronto : : University of Toronto Press, , [2022]; ©2009
• Year of Publication: 2022
• Language: English
• Physical Description: 1 online resource (240 p.)

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.

Table of Contents

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