Until recently, female police officers held very traditional stereotypical positions within law enforcement. Despite equal employment opportunity laws, affirmative action policies, and the influx into patrol assignments, women still represent only 9% of sworn police officers in the United States. The underrepresentation of minorities in policing is not a new phenomenon to social scientists. However, this study represents the first attempt to determine whether the gender composition of local law enforcement agencies reflects local labor force characteristics. / The present study examines the variation in female representation among sworn full-time personnel in municipal police departments serving populations of 2,500 or more in the State of Florida. A tobit censored normal regression analysis is utilized to test the hypothesis that women are denied access to patrol positions. The results support the hypothesis. Despite their adequate representation in the local labor force and the available applicant pool, females are excluded from this traditionally male domain. The relative size of the police department and the geographical region of the state are the best predictors of female representation. The implications of this finding for the future of women in policing is discussed. / Source: Dissertation Abstracts International, Volume: 53-07, Section: A, page: 2554. / Major Professor: William G. Doerner. / Thesis (Ph.D.)--The Florida State University, 1992.
| Identifer | oai:union.ndltd.org:fsu.edu/oai:fsu.digital.flvc.org:fsu_76681 |
| Contributors | Poulos, Tamara Meredith., Florida State University |
| Source Sets | Florida State University |
| Language | English |
| Detected Language | English |
| Type | Text |
| Format | 157 p. |
| Rights | On campus use only. |
| Relation | Dissertation Abstracts International |
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