Gender, Police Culture, and Structured Ambivalence
Navigating ‘Fit' with the Brotherhood, Boys’ Club, and Sisterhood
Bibliographic Data
| ID | 12809522 |
|---|---|
| Authors | C Sanders (0000-0001-8533-0129, Wilfrid Laurier University), Julie Gouweloos (0000-0003-3156-4581, McMaster University, corresponding author), Debra Langan (Wilfrid Laurier University) |
| Year | 2022 |
| Volume | 17 |
| Issue | 5 |
| Pages | 641-660 |
| Publication date | 2022-05-03 |
| Peer Reviewed | Yes |
| Open Access | Yes |
| Type | ARTICLE |
| Venue | Feminist Criminology (JOURNAL) |
| Journal identifiers | ISSN: 1557-0851 • E-ISSN: 1557-086X |
| Publisher | SAGE Publishing (PUBLISHER • US) |
| DOI | 10.1177/15570851221098040 |
| PMID | 36397813 |
| OpenAlex | W4225309376 |
| Language | EN |
| Citations received | 14 |
| References cited | 22 |
Women are increasingly represented in policing; however, inclusion alone will not eradicate existing structural and cultural barriers to meaningful change. Insights from interviews with ninety-one Canadian women police of varied rank and tenure, demonstrate women's experiences of structured ambivalence as they strategically deploy and resist gendered policing narratives of the Brotherhood, Boys' Club, and Sisterhood to negotiate their own 'fit.' In this way, they both challenge and reinforce gendered boundaries that create barriers to meaningful transformation. These findings demonstrate the need for change initiatives to address the complex and ever-shifting role of gender in policing organizations
Ambivalence · Club · Criminology · Inclusion (mineral · Narrative · Negotiation · Political science · Social science · Sociology · Crime Patterns and Interventions · Gender Studies · Intimate Partner and Family Violence · Policing Practices and Perceptions · Psychology · Social Psychology
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| Unique citing works | 14 |
|---|---|
| Citations per year | 4,67 |
| Citation span | 2023 - 2026 (4) |
| Citation velocity | current |
| Highly cited | No |
| Citation types | Neutral: 14 |