It’s a Man’s World, Try to Convince the Men Otherwise: The Role of Women in Irish Policing

Marsh, Courtney

doi:10.1080/08974454.2019.1577791

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“…Female officers are often subject to being bullied by someone more senior than them, having a male colleague take credit for their work, or being passed up for a promotion opportunity, even though they may be more qualified than their male counterparts (Brown, Fleming, et al., 2019). Women are also perceived as weak by men who, as a result, may behave in a chivalrous manner coming to their “rescue” (Brown, Baldwin, et al., 2019; Langan et al., 2019; Marsh, 2019). In these ways, women are not treated as equal to males, which may leave them feeling disrespected, unaccepted, and socially isolated.…”

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“…Similarly, one study found that about 93% of women, compared with almost 83% of men, reported experiencing some form of harassment (i.e., unwanted sexual attention, quid pro quo harassment, and gender harassment) within the last year (Lonsway et al., 2013). The harassment and marginalization of women occurs even in departments with somewhat higher proportions of women, both in the United States and other Western countries such as the United Kingdom, Ireland, and Canada (Brown, Baldwin, et al., 2019; Brown, Fleming, et al., 2019; Langan et al., 2019; Marsh, 2019).…”

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Exploring Gendered Environments in Policing: Workplace Incivilities and Fit Perceptions in Men and Women Officers

Rief

Clinkinbeard

2020

Police Quarterly

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Research indicates that women are still underrepresented in policing and that police culture is not fully accepting of its sisters in blue. As police organizations strive toward building an inclusive workforce, we must understand how women, already in the field, view their place and experiences within their jobs, organizations, and workgroups. Thus, in the current research, we use a comparative sample ( n = 832) of male and female officers to examine perceptions of fit in the job, organization, and workgroup, and how these perceptions relate to reports of workplace incivilities. Findings indicate that women "fit in "with the job and the broader agency, but they are less likely than men to feel they belong within their workgroup. This relationship was partially mediated by workplace incivilities, indicating that women’s experience of subtle forms of discrimination partially explains their lower levels of fit in their workgroup.

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Exploring Gendered Environments in Policing: Workplace Incivilities and Fit Perceptions in Men and Women Officers

Rief

Clinkinbeard

2020

Police Quarterly

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“…comparing how sworn personnel of varying ranks view one another; Reuss-Ianni (1983)) or a lateral or horizontal orientation (e.g. gender differences in cultural orientation or assimilation; see Hunt (1990); Marsh (2019); Rabe-Hemp (2008)). Our study extends the application of the horizontal orientation to include how sworn officers view civilian employees (specifically, dispatchers).…”

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“…For example, some scholars have studied subcultural influences on how men and women view one another within policing (e.g. Hunt, 1990; Rabe-Hemp, 2018; Marsh, 2019). Others have addressed differences by role and specialization (Punch, 1985; Chan, 1996).…”

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“I am doing my part, you are doing your part”: the sworn-civilian divide in police dispatching

Orosco

Gaub

2022

PIJPSM

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PurposeWhile police culture typically refers to the culture among sworn police personnel, there are internal cultural differences between subgroups. This has been documented among sworn personnel, such as the difference between street cops and management cops (Reuss-Ianni, 1983). The divide between professional and sworn staff in a law enforcement context has also been discussed at length (Maguire, 1997; Reiss, 1992), specifically the “us versus them” mentality that stems from feelings of isolation among professional and sworn staff. The relationship between dispatchers and officers is vital to public and officer safety; it is imperative that cultural barriers preventing effective collaboration between two of the most critical components of policing are identified, and recommendations to bridge the gap are provided.Design/methodology/approachThe authors use semi-structured interview data from a sample of peer-nominated top dispatch de-escalators (TDDs) considered highly skilled at de-escalation with callers and officers. Reflexive coding techniques were used to identify key themes in an area largely unexamined by research.FindingsThe authors find that the police culture creates friction between sworn officers and dispatchers in a number of contexts. This diminishes organizational commitment and increases burnout and frustration.Practical implicationsThere are several policy recommendations for both communications centers and sworn staff to foster understanding and increase collaboration, all of which may result in improved outcomes for community members, dispatchers and officers.Originality/valueThe authors use qualitative methods to explore the implications of the sworn-civilian divide for police practice, such as more effective de-escalation and incident resolution, as well as the conceptualization of police culture writ large.

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“…Although research of this kind is growing (e.g. Charman and Corcoran, 2015; Ilan, 2018; Manning, 2012; Marsh, 2019; O’Brien-Olinger, 2016), the Garda Síochána were under-researched relative to police organisations in the other jurisdictions of interest at the time of the research.…”

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Researching inside police custody in four jurisdictions: ‘Getting in’, ‘getting on’, ‘getting your hands dirty’ and ‘getting through it’

Skinns

2022

Criminology & Criminal Justice

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As a unique criminal justice organisation, the police present challenges, but also opportunities for those who research them. These are examined, in terms of getting in, getting on, getting your hands dirty and getting through it, using data collected as part of a comparative multi-method study of police custody in large cities in Australia, England, Ireland and the United States in 2007 and 2009. As this research took place on the cusp of the proliferation of research with the police, retrospective examination of field notes is used to reflect on how the research process is influenced not just by one’s social origins but also by the culture of academia and the politics of knowledge production. It is argued that while research with the police is becoming the norm, research on the police is still of value as part of a diverse police research agenda.

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It’s a Man’s World, Try to Convince the Men Otherwise: The Role of Women in Irish Policing

Cited by 8 publications

References 15 publications

Exploring Gendered Environments in Policing: Workplace Incivilities and Fit Perceptions in Men and Women Officers

Exploring Gendered Environments in Policing: Workplace Incivilities and Fit Perceptions in Men and Women Officers

“I am doing my part, you are doing your part”: the sworn-civilian divide in police dispatching

Researching inside police custody in four jurisdictions: ‘Getting in’, ‘getting on’, ‘getting your hands dirty’ and ‘getting through it’

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