The Influence Of Physical Geography In My Personal Work Life

As if situations were not bad enough, most law enforcement agencies place additional pressures on female who want to become police officers. Some of the pressures are: physical criteria that are based on masculine ability (this practice has seen some small changes); Job Bias (e.g., facing extra challenges that male officers do not have to deal with); “learn "the tough way" not to take biased and off-color comments personally” (“Women in Law”, 2008, para. 8); do not allow male officers to make patronizing remarks and not reporting it for fear of retaliation from male counterparts. Recruiting & Retaining Women: A Self-Assessment Guide for Law Enforcement (n.d., p. 45) thinks that along with everything else recruiting women can be just as hard, because women tend to be very unwilling to apply for jobs as officers with

When it comes to race within law enforcement, male police officers still question whether women can handle the dangerous situations and physical confrontations that officers may be confronted with, while it is shown that most police women have easily met the expectations of their superiors. Indeed, studies have found that, in general, male and female officers perform in similar ways. In addition, research has found that most citizens have positive things to say about the work of police women (Worden,

Recently, there was a class action lawsuit made against the Waterloo Regional Police Services Board and the police association. There have been several cases of sexual harassment, abuse and discrimination. One of the allegations included a supervisory officer texting a woman under his command asking for naked pictures. Another allegation is that a training officer commanded oral sex from his female officer. The inner workings of the police service are private and secretive. The oath of secrecy that recruits are made to take is one of the ways that prevents officers from coming forward and speaking out. Many women keep quiet to protect their carer. In the police service, rank equals power and high esteem. Uniformed women are at the near bottom

The second example presented is the issue of discrimination against female officers within law enforcement.

Like employment discrimination, sexual discrimination is something both male and female officers’ face in the workforce, internally and externally. However, it is the female officer that is the more common victim to this rather than their male counterpart. An example of internal sexual discrimination would be a male officer telling there counterpart that “women have no right being in part of an organization that strongly relies on men to get the job done.” This may also be known as a form of sexual harassment toward a co-worker which is unacceptable in any job. An example of external sexual discrimination would be when a female officer arrives to the scene of a crime and the victim refuses to cooperate with them because of the fact that they were expecting assistance from someone of more masculinity, like a male officer. Ethically, if any of these scenarios were to happen to either gender of law enforcement, the best thing to do once more is set aside all emotions for the time being.

This research paper consists of brief history of how female correctional officers came to be in the system and the court cases that hindered and helped their process. It also consists of the stereotypes and struggles the officers are faced with in this line of work; such as weaknesses and home life association. Sexual harassment and discrimination is a problematic topic that is unavoidable. Statistics will also be mentioned and explained throughout the paper. Being a female correctional officer is extremely difficult and is not encouraged, but it is possible.

Aside from the physical aspects, most argue that another big issue with women in law enforcement is they can’t handle the emotional aspects this job brings. Most people assume that women have less of a tolerance when it comes to the

Examining the lives of women detective’s outsiders will begin to see they do not live no average life of a female. Women detectives encounter multiple situations on the job that makes them unable to “have it all”. Men typically downplay females thinking they are unable to be detectives as well. Whether a female is a private detective, a private investigator or a sergeant their life changes dramatically. Women that decide to be detectives cannot do what other females do because their jobs require a different amount of work and attention.

Primarily because of what officer Shaw brought up about being a woman in this profession. She explained that it was similar being a woman, as maybe a minority, as an officer because of the stereotypes and beliefs that others have towards you. Either believing that she isn’t capable of performing her job well or that she received preferential treatment because of her gender. When many of the white male officers were asked what they would do if they were accused of racial bias, it seemed it was easy for them to simply “ignore” the rhetoric or accusations, because they just believe in doing their job well. Which I completely understand and believe you’d have to do with this profession to a certain degree, but it’s easy for someone to ignore issues that don’t particularly resonate with someone’s experience in life.

Physical geography has been broad subject that includes a lot of things occuring on Earth. I never really thought about physical geography and its impact in my life until I took this course. Some lessons coincided with topics from my other classes such as sea erosion and outgoing longwave radiation. Other topics applied more to my life and somewhat affected my lifestyle. I think the ones that made most of an impact was the tsunami warning lesson and the imbalances of outgoing longwave radiation.

The sexual orientation of a police officer can also influence the experiences of that officer. Women with non-heterosexual orientations deal with an additional set of stereotypes, exclusion, and harassment. Galvin-White and O'Neil (2015) recently examined how lesbian police officers negotiate their identities and relationships in the workplace. As they note, lesbian police officers must negotiate an identity that is "invisible" in that it is not necessarily detected by sight. Therefore, it is largely up to the individual to decide whether or not they come out to her colleagues. Many decide not to come out due to the stigmas surrounding LGBT identities, which may manifest themselves through discriminatory hiring processes and promotions. Galvin-White

While the average earnings for women still lag behind those of men, the March “Women at Work” report by the Bureau of Labor Statistics (BLS), revealed that the gender wage gap continues to narrow. Women earned 81 cents for every dollar earned by men in 2010, up from 76 cents in 2000. Many attribute this to the higher college graduation rates of women. Women are gaining numbers in various fields of work and the perceptions of their fellow male colleagues are even changing. Captain Purnell Richardson, of the Baltimore City Police Department remembers a time when women were once viewed as inferior to men in the police field. “The women of the force were like the social workers. They took all the calls and did all the paper work at one point in time. They were even given a little bit of lead way in the Academy. The guys had to do 50 pushups and the women only had to do 30. But now a day’s some of these women have more heart than the men. They are quick to draw their weapon and they will have your back. We have some tough women in our force.” Crystal Kidd is a Lieutenant with the Baltimore Police Department, she says, “You have to make a name for yourself in the force. I like when I hear people say they don’t like me or I’m a bitch. To me that just means I am doing my job. I have a zero tolerance for nonsense and that is the only way you will get respect around here. Some

In recent years, recruitment and retention of police officers has been a pain point for many departments across the nation. Odd and inflexible hours, uncompetitive pay, para-militaristic organizational structures, and a negative public perception have all worked to diminish the pool of applicants interested in careers in law enforcement. Add to the mix the sexist “brotherhood” police culture, emphasis on masculinity and aggression, and the nearly non-existent opportunities for advancement for women, and over half of the eligible workforce has been discouraged from even considering a career in law enforcement. In 2013, women comprised just over 57% of the labor force, but accounted for only 13% of sworn police officers (USDOL, 2013; Crooke, 2013). Not only are women sorely underrepresented in the field of law enforcement, but those who are employed experience discrimination at the hands of their supervisors and coworkers, and as a result, the attrition rate for women is often much higher than that of their male counterparts. Departments should pledge dedication to recruiting and retaining more female officers, as research indicates that not only do females perform just as well as males in patrol positions, but they also have a unique set of advantages to offer agencies when employed in law enforcement. In order to improve the recruitment and retention of females into policing roles, departments must determine the biggest deterrents for women who are considering the pursuit

There are many stereotypes that women in the law enforcement field have to face. In order to recruit more women into policing, law enforcement agencies should attempt to overcome the idea that policing is a "male-oriented profession". This paper will cover parts of the history of women police officers, some views and stereotypes of the female officer, job related issues, life outside of the workforce and job satisfaction.

Discretion is a term widely used in the law enforcement world. Law enforcement officers are faced with discretionary decisions on a daily basis. One’s gender, ethnicity, culture, or social class could be the determining factor when a police officer uses their discretionary decisions for an outcome. In this paper I will be explaining whether male and female law enforcement officers make similar discretionary decisions when it relates to citizen-police encounters. Women have been involved in law enforcement for many years. In recent years there has been an increasing trend in women in law enforcement being accepted. Discretionary decisions among men and women police officers is not an easy task to get a definitive answer to prove whether there is a difference. I would expect that women would naturally have a tougher time when it comes to decision making due to situations they may be put in based on gender and size of police-citizen encounters. Domestic violence and sexual assault cases may yield some interesting facts related to difference rather then similarities.