Twenty-three women officers’ experiences of policing in England: The same old story or a different story?

Our research project was concerned primarily with using a feminist analysis to explore the lived reality of 23 women police officers in England and Wales. We undertook 23 qualitative interviews with our participants and our research straddles four decades of policing practice, which allowed us to ex...

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Authors: Cunningham, Emma (Author) ; Ramshaw, Pauline (Author)
Format: Electronic Article
Language:English
Published: 2020
In: International journal of police science & management
Year: 2020, Volume: 22, Issue: 1, Pages: 26-37
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