Still the Exception? Challenging Ideas of Gender in Norwegian Policing

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ID8399819
AuthorsNina Jon (0009-0006-1902-192X, Norwegian Police University College, corresponding author)
Year2022
Volume62
Issue6
Pages1553-1568
Publication date2022-10-13
Peer ReviewedYes
Open AccessYes
TypeARTICLE
VenueThe British Journal of Criminology (JOURNAL)
Journal identifiersISSN: 0007-0955 • E-ISSN: 1464-3529
PublisherOxford University Press (PUBLISHER • GB)
DOI10.1093/bjc/azab108
OpenAlexW3216408136
LanguageEN
Citations received9
References cited51

This article is an empirical exploration of the role of gender in today’s Norwegian police force. For this study, 21 emergency response officers were interviewed as part of an investigation into the role played by gender in operational police work. This study indicates that changes towards a more gender-equal Norwegian society, combined with general developments within the police at a time when the number of women in the police force has increased considerably, have led to female operational police officers finding that their gender is not a problem. The findings challenge earlier models of theorising and conceptualisation, and point to the need to avoid perpetuating notions that may needlessly limit policewomen’s individual freedom and agency on account of their gender

Agency (philosophy) · Criminology · Norwegian · Social science · Sociology · Work (physics) · Engineering · Gender Politics and Representation · Gender, Security, and Conflict · Policing Practices and Perceptions · Psychology

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