Qualitative Analyses of Women in Policing: Experiences in a Male-Dominated Field

Session Submission Type: Complete Thematic Panel

Abstract

Policing has, and still continues to be, a male-dominated and sex segregated workplace. Estimates of the percentage of women in police, in the United States, sits at roughly 12%, making them a minority even in large, urban police agencies. What are the experiences of these women? How do we as researchers make sense of these women’s perceptions of police work? The papers presented in this panel each present data about women in policing and offer suggestions for the future.

Sub Unit

• Area VII. The Criminal Justice System / 36. Police Organization and Training

Division of Special Interest

• Division Session of Interest / Division on Women & Crime

Individual Presentations

• Occupational Perceptions—From the Lens of Female Law Enforcement Officers: A Qualitative Analysis - Denise Nation, Winston-Salem State University

• Perceptions of Gendered Experiences from Women in Policing - Kelli D. Grant, Kansas State University

• Gender, Emotional Labor and Homicide Detectives - Sarah Bannister, University of California, Riverside

Chair

• Sarah Bannister, University of California, Riverside