The Attitudes of Women and Men in Policing
Testing Conventional and Contemporary Wisdom
Bibliographic Data
| ID | 9680298 |
|---|---|
| Authors | Alissa Pollitz Worden (0000-0003-1799-2432, University at Albany, State University of New York, corresponding author) |
| Year | 1993 |
| Volume | 31 |
| Issue | 2 |
| Pages | 203-241 |
| Publication date | 1993-05-01 |
| Peer Reviewed | Yes |
| Open Access | Yes |
| Type | ARTICLE |
| Venue | Criminology (JOURNAL) |
| Journal identifiers | ISSN: 0011-1384 • E-ISSN: 1745-9125 |
| Publisher | Wiley (PUBLISHER • GB) |
| DOI | 10.1111/j.1745-9125.1993.tb01128.x |
| OpenAlex | W2137802026 |
| Language | EN |
| Citations received | 60 |
| References cited | 42 |
Historically, women were excluded from policing because they were thought to be physically as well as temperamentally unsuited for the rigors of police work Despite the fact that most evaluations of behavior on the street reveal few differences in the way men and women perform most tasks, many police officers, as well as academicians and observers, believe that women bring a different set of attitudes and values to policing. However, there has been little research that either confirms or casts doubt upon these attitudinal differences. This study examines the conflicting predictions about gender and attitudes derived from theory about gender differences and sociological theory about occupational socialization, drawing upon the former to develop hypotheses about four dimensions of police attitudes: perspectives on the police role, attitudes toward citizens, evaluations of departments and coworkers, and occupational integration. These hypotheses are tested with data from the Police Services Study, which surveyed police officers in 24 departments. The results suggest that although men and women may not be equally integrated into their jobs as police officers, there are few differences in the ways men and women see their role, their clientele, or their departments
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| Unique citing works | 60 |
|---|---|
| Citations per year | 1,88 |
| Citation span | 1994 - 2025 (32) |
| Citation velocity | recent |
| Highly cited | No |
| Citation types | Neutral: 58 |