Promotion Aspirations among Male and Female Police Students

Fekjær, Silje Bringsrud; Halrynjo, Sigtona

doi:10.1350/ijps.2012.14.1.262

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“…When we compared women and men with similar plans for an operational career and degree of autonomous attitudes, there were no significant gender differences in attitudes towards armament. This finding is supported by previous research, which found different career plans among male and female students (Fekjaer & Halrynjo, 2012) but limited differences in the use of force (Klahm & Tillyer, 2010). Male and female students' different career plans and attitudes towards the police role explains the gender differences in attitudes towards armament, not gender differences per se.…”

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Norwegian police students’ attitudes towards armament

Fekjær

Strype

2015

International Journal of Police Science & Management

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Whether the police should routinely carry firearms is an ongoing debate in Norway. Although the police can carry weapons under special circumstances, the normal situation for the police in Norway is to store firearms in sealed cases in the police cars until armament orders are given by the police chief. In the present study, we examine attitudes towards routine police armament among Norwegian police students. First, we investigate the distribution of these attitudes among the students, and then we study possible factors influencing their views on the matter. Specifically, we ask how gender, educational background, career plans and perceptions of police work influence their attitudes about armament. Our study is based on survey data from the research project Recruitment, Education and Careers in the Police (RECPOL). Our sample included one cohort of students from the Norwegian Police University College graduating in 2013 (N = 513). Students were divided on the armament question, with roughly one third in favour of armament, one third against and one third undecided. The results of multinomial logistic regression analyses show that men are more likely than women to be in favour of armament, rather than being against. However, the gender difference is largely explained by differences in career plans and perceptions of the police role. Students who foresee a police career in patrol work and have an autonomous, nonlegalistic perception of the police role are more likely to prefer armament. Previous education does not seem to influence students' opinion on this issue.

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Norwegian police students’ attitudes towards armament

Fekjær

Strype

2015

International Journal of Police Science & Management

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“…Research finds that women perceive sex discrimination in considerations of assignments, promotions, and training opportunities (Yu, 2015). Evidence suggests that men and women value salary, opportunity, and advancement as equally important when considering careers (Bridges, 1989;Raganella & White, 2004); furthermore, males and females in law enforcement have similar promotion and advancement goals (Fekjaer & Halrynjo, 2011). Women who weigh these factors heavily in career decision-making may not believe a career in law enforcement is viable if they also believe female officers are less likely to be promoted.…”

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Perceptions and Perceived Challenges Associated With a Hypothetical Career in Law Enforcement: Differences Among Male and Female College Students

Cambareri

2018

Police Quarterly

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Researchers have studied the experiences of female officers, but little is known about whether women, who are not yet officers, perceive future challenges and sex discrimination within a hypothetical law enforcement career. This study surveyed 387 male and female undergraduate students to compare perceptions and beliefs. Female students are less interested in a law enforcement career, perceive themselves as potentially less successful, and perceive less potential personal fulfillment. Women believe that current female officers receive less respect, acceptance, and opportunity. Perceptions of fulfillment and success significantly and positively impacted interest in a law enforcement career. In addition, fulfillment and success mediated the impact of sex on interest in a law enforcement career. These findings are important for recruiters because the sample comprises a target applicant pool that merits recruitment.

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“…Women entering male dominated professions also have defied gender essentialist expectations, and a quantitative study of male and female police students in Norway indicates that the women have similar career preferences to men (Fekjaer and Halrynjo, 2012). Female police students go through a rigorous selection process.…”

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Scandinavian welfare states and gender (de) segregation: Recent trends and processes

Ellingsæter

2013

Economic and Industrial Democracy

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High levels of gender segregation in Scandinavian labour markets have been referred to as a paradox in view of these countries’ commitment to gender equality and advancements in other areas. The status of gender segregation in these welfare states is addressed here: Are they (still) the most gender segregated? What processes drive (de)segregation? Relatively fast occupational desegregation in recent years has moved Denmark, Norway and Sweden from the group of highly to moderately gender segregated labour markets, and women’s share of management positions is rising. Empirical case studies selected to shed light on (de)segregation processes are discussed in relation to two presently influential theoretical theses – ‘gender essentialism’ and the ‘welfare state paradox’. Findings suggest the existence of gender essentialist ideas, but the weakening of such ideas is likely to be a main driver of desegregation. Findings on the role of the public sector and work–family policy in segregation processes are somewhat conflicting.

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Promotion Aspirations among Male and Female Police Students

Abstract: A long research tradition has documented gender differences in career choices and outcomes in

Cited by 8 publications

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Norwegian police students’ attitudes towards armament

Norwegian police students’ attitudes towards armament

Perceptions and Perceived Challenges Associated With a Hypothetical Career in Law Enforcement: Differences Among Male and Female College Students

Scandinavian welfare states and gender (de) segregation: Recent trends and processes

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