Seeing Gender in Policing: Uniforms and Perceived Aggression

Policing has historically been conceptualized as a masculine and male-dominated profession. As part of the present research, we test two competing hypotheses about the effects of officer gender on citizens’ (N = 251) perceptions of officer aggression. Our results reveal that women are perceived as l...

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1. VerfasserIn: Simpson, Rylan (VerfasserIn)
Beteiligte: Croft, Alyssa
Medienart: Elektronisch Aufsatz
Sprache:Englisch
Veröffentlicht: 2021
In: Women & criminal justice
Jahr: 2021, Band: 31, Heft: 5, Seiten: 406-421
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Uniforms
Stereotypes
Policing
Perceptions of police
Gender
Aggression
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Zusammenfassung:Policing has historically been conceptualized as a masculine and male-dominated profession. As part of the present research, we test two competing hypotheses about the effects of officer gender on citizens’ (N = 251) perceptions of officer aggression. Our results reveal that women are perceived as less aggressive than men when wearing civilian clothes, but similarly aggressive as men when wearing their police uniform. By experimentally testing the salience of policing versus gender cues on judgments of officers, we provide insight into the gendered dynamics of policing and complement existing research in the fields of criminology and psychology.
ISSN:1541-0323
DOI:10.1080/08974454.2020.1842290