Job satisfaction: The gender perspective among police officers

Although women constitute more than 50% of the United States’ population, their percentage among police officers is approximately 9%. Despite being relatively new to policing as fully accepted officers, their growth in numbers should be higher. Nevertheless, such growth may be stagnant. The reasons...

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1. VerfasserIn: Dantzker, M. L. (VerfasserIn)
Beteiligte: Kubin, Betsy
Medienart: Elektronisch Aufsatz
Sprache:Englisch
Veröffentlicht: 1998
In: American journal of criminal justice
Jahr: 1998, Band: 23, Heft: 1, Seiten: 19-31
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Female Officer
Criminal Psychology
Police Department
Sexual Harassment
Police Officer
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Zusammenfassung:Although women constitute more than 50% of the United States’ population, their percentage among police officers is approximately 9%. Despite being relatively new to policing as fully accepted officers, their growth in numbers should be higher. Nevertheless, such growth may be stagnant. The reasons for this phenomenon are still under examination, and any research that can shed light on this quandary is useful. This article examines job satisfaction among police officers and whether there is a difference by gender. The belief is that if job satisfaction among women police officers is low, this could reflect why more women are not entering law enforcement. However, the data analyzed from a purposive sample of 2,309 male and 309 female officers suggest that there is little difference in job satisfaction solely by gender.
ISSN:1936-1351
DOI:10.1007/BF02887282