Achieving female supervisory representation in US law enforcement agencies: The roles of organizational structure, practice, and context
Matthew C Matusiak,
Joanna D Frazier
Abstract:The current research explores relationships between law enforcement agencies’ organizational structures and practices and the representation of women in supervisory positions. Utilizing Law Enforcement Management and Administrative Statistics (2016) and American Community Survey (2011–15) survey data, we employed fractional response and binary logistic regression models to assess both the proportions of female officers in supervisory positions and differences between agencies that do and do not employ them. Re… Show more
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