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Policing Women
Janis Appier
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Description for Policing Women
Paperback. Traces the origins of women in police work, explaining how pioneer policewomen's struggles to gain secure footholds in big city police departments ironically helped to make modern policework one of the most male dominated occupations in the United States. This book shows how female officers handled the complex gender politics of their work. Series: Critical Perspectives on the Past Series. Num Pages: 227 pages, 7 illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KBB; JFC; JFSJ1; JKSW1. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 5817 x 3887 x 17. Weight in Grams: 404.
Many of us take the presence of policewomen on patrol and in investigative roles for granted. Realistic dramas and comedies in the movies and on television show women officers performing the same duties as men on the force. This visibility tells us nothing about the hostility and controversy that have beset policewomen since they were first hired by police departments in the 1910s. Author Janis Appier traces the origins of women in police work, explaining how pioneer policewomen's struggles to gain secure footholds in big city police departments ironically helped to make modern policework one of the most male dominated ... Read more
Many of us take the presence of policewomen on patrol and in investigative roles for granted. Realistic dramas and comedies in the movies and on television show women officers performing the same duties as men on the force. This visibility tells us nothing about the hostility and controversy that have beset policewomen since they were first hired by police departments in the 1910s. Author Janis Appier traces the origins of women in police work, explaining how pioneer policewomen's struggles to gain secure footholds in big city police departments ironically helped to make modern policework one of the most male dominated ... Read more
Product Details
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1998
Publisher
Temple University Press,U.S. United States
Number of pages
227
Condition
New
Series
Critical Perspectives on the Past Series
Number of Pages
227
Place of Publication
Philadelphia PA, United States
ISBN
9781566395601
SKU
V9781566395601
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About Janis Appier
Janis Appier is Assistant Professor of History at Ohio State University. She has written extensively about women and criminal justice.
Reviews for Policing Women
"This book stands out in many ways. [It] is very well researched, interesting to read, and would be an excellent foundation text for a course in women's history. It would also be useful as a supplemental text in a variety of women's studies, history, and sociology courses."
National Women's Studies Association Journal "Policing Women offers new information and new interpretations ... Read more
National Women's Studies Association Journal "Policing Women offers new information and new interpretations ... Read more