This article argues for the nexus between more positive attitudes toward women and an acceptance by police officers of the characteristics and values associated with the community policing model. A survey including questions regarding attitudes toward women and toward both community and traditional policing models was administered to officers of the Little Rock, Arkansas, Police Department. Although some of the questions measuring attitudes toward women used in the present study were found to be predictors of attitudes toward community policing and traditional policing, others were not. The implications for these findings are discussed, and an argument is made for future inquiry into the effect of attitudes toward women on the acceptance of community policing.
Rational choice theory purports that a person will commit crime after determining if the pain or punishment is worth the pleasure or reward of the act. This theory comes from the Classical and Neoclassical Schools. The policies that are based on this theory involve increasing the punishment for crimes in the hope that the pain outweighs the gain and therefore preventing future crime. These increased punishments are intended to enhance the impact of both specific deterrence and general deterrence. The concepts of rational choice theory have been used in the development of both lifestyle theory and routine activities theory.
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