A Comparative Analysis of Women Policing in India

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ID6193152
AuthorsMangai Natarajan (0000-0001-5010-0104, National Development and Research Institutes, corresponding author)
Year1994
Volume18
Issue1-2
Pages53-61
Publication date1994-01-01
Open AccessNo
TypeARTICLE
VenueInternational Journal of Comparative and Applied Criminal Justice (JOURNAL)
Journal identifiersISSN: 0192-4036 • E-ISSN: 2157-6475
PublisherInforma UK Limited (PUBLISHER • GB)
DOI10.1080/01924036.1994.9689029
OpenAlexW2013724046
LanguageEN
Citations received7
References cited6

This study, which includes a comparison of American experience, focuses on women policing in India. Using a standardized survey questionnaire, data were collected from women officers on line duty in all district police departments in the State of Tamil Nadu, India, and in municipal and sheriff's departments in New Jersey. A discriminant analysis found important differences between the samples in the officer's preferred roles, with more of the officers from Tamil Nadu preferring a traditional role. Other differences were also found between the samples in terms of deployment experience, career commitment, perceived interests and perceived capability in performing various tasks compared with male officers. These differences appeared to be due to both organizational and cultural factors

Criminology · Duty · Officer · Political science · Public relations · Socioeconomics · Sociology · Tamil · Crime Patterns and Interventions · Educational, Social, and Political Issues · Law · Policing Practices and Perceptions · Psychology

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