“…Female police officers make fewer arrests (Bloch et al, 1973; Bloch & Anderson, 1974; Sherman, 1975; Sichel et al, 1978) and traffic stops (Shoub et al, 2021), receive fewer citizen complaints (Stalans, 1997), have fewer instances of use of force (Ba et al, 2021; Hoffman & Hickey, 2005; McElvain & Kposowa, 2008; Schuck & Rabe‐Hemp, 2005; Spillar et al, 2000), and increase the overall quality of law enforcement (Miller & Segal, 2019). Similarly, counties with female prosecutors have lower jail admissions rates, smaller jail populations, and prison admissions (Gunderson, 2022). State prosecutors are considered the most powerful decision makers within the justice system.…”