...“Women in Law Enforcement” Introduction For the last twenty years it has been proven that women in law enforcement bring a unique perspective to policing. Women in law enforcement have struggled to become accepted and respected at federal, state and local levels. Women that enter law enforcement need to prove their emotional and physical strength. There are many reasons why women want to be part of law enforcement, from financial and job security, to prestige and reward. The truth is that a woman that knowingly steps into a world where she is expected to fail will have to work harder as she seeks equality. History In the early 1820s Quaker women were paid to provide religious and secular training to women and juvenile inmates. The importance that women had in these positions was crucial. In cities of over twenty-thousand, such as New York and Massachusetts, legislature was passed requiring to hire paid police matrons. However, the police matrons had no police powers. In 1845 the first “matrons” were appointed by the New York Police Department, but it was not until 1878 that they became police department employees. (Vila & Morris, 1999) In the late 1800s some women were unofficially appointed to complete the positions of their late sheriff husbands, such as Ms. Latty , the wife of Sheriff James Latty, from Iowa. In 1918 Ms. Banister, from Coleman County, Texas, was officially known as the first woman Sheriff in the country. She performed...
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...Juvenile Crime Statistics Juvenile Crime Statistics Law enforcement agencies like to figure out statistics whether it be for adults or juveniles. Statistics give law enforcement agencies an overall view of the rates, whether rates increased or decreased and also allows law enforcement agencies to show the people what is going on. Statistics for juveniles are just as important as they are for adults. Arrest statistics is one set of statistics law enforcement agencies track. “Arrest statistics report the number of arrests that law enforcement agencies made in a given year” (Puzzanchera, 2008). Males, females, race and ethnicity are different categories arrests rates are tracked and viewed. When tracking arrest rates law enforcement agencies can also see what crime more arrests happen for. Juvenile statistics show law enforcement agencies and society how the juveniles are doing when it comes to arrests. Overall Decrease in Juvenile Arrests Juveniles are being arrested every day for multiple reasons. When juveniles are arrested society does not hear anything about it because when a juvenile is arrested or involved in any sort of situation with law enforcement it is kept confidential to protect the juvenile. Juvenile arrests statistics for a given year show whether juvenile arrests increased or decreased from previous years and the overall goal is for the rates to decrease. “In 2008, law enforcement agencies in the United States made an estimated 2.11 million arrests of...
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...In a male dominated career, becoming a law enforcement officer may seem unreachable for many prospective female employees. Movies show women hiding behind big, strong men in the wake of danger. When you look in costume stores you see male firefighters, police officers, and army men. You look to the other side of the store for women and you see fairies, princesses, and lady bugs. Women are not given the credit or many of the opportunities they deserve, such as becoming a law enforcement officer. The lack of women police officers and game wardens is due to many factors, such as lack of respect, the salary gap, and sexist beliefs also known as the "gender gap." According to Montana Fish and Game, women make up less than twelve percent of law enforcement careers nationwide. Of that twelve percent, game wardens contain the lowest percent of female employees, less than seven percent career-wide. Game wardens are most widely known for giving citations for hunting and fishing violations. The stereotype that hunting and fishing is a "man's hobby" drives women away from the hobby and from the careers that come along with that hobby. According to the National Association of Women Wildlife Officers, many female game warden cadets who then turned away from the career gain many stereotypes. The most...
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...I feel there are many benefits to having representation of females and minorities in law enforcement. Times are charging and law enforcement is an ever changing profession. Statistics from the Bureau of Justice show there has been an increase of female and minorities being hired in law enforcement and the number continue to rise every year. I feel as law enforcement continues to expand we must too also be understanding and accommodating of our communities in which we work. A perfect example of this topic would be our local advocacy center. Our advocacy center has realized the need for cultural expansion and accommodation. They have hired and trained different gender, race, and cultural ethnic background forensic interviewers to better suit...
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... November 2014 Ladies of the Law Over the ages many women have paved the way for others, like them, to be accepted by a profession and the society, as equals. This has proved a long and difficult task in a culture that predominantly believed men were the only capable beings of bringing home the bacon. Many women have fought tooth and nail for the rights of their sex to vote and hold positions never given to a woman before. Of these women there were few who conquered the task of entering a man’s’ world and being recognized for their acts. Law Enforcement is one of those professions. The first women of law enforcement opened the door for others to enter, and proved that sex alone cannot dictate inferiority. Although there were two “Matrons” hired by New York City police department in 1845. Mrs. Mary Owens was a true pioneer in the world of policing for women. As the widow of a law man killed on duty, she was the first female to be granted arrest powers in 1893, by the Chicago Police Department. Mrs. Owens was granted employment as a sort of death benefit from her husband’s passing. Mrs. Owens duties were assisting the agency with cases that involved women and children. (National Center for Women in Policing [NCWP], 2005) Although her role resembled what is now considered social work, Mrs. Owens opened the door for aspiring women all over the nation during her thirty years of service. (NCWP, 2005) In 1905 Lola Baldwin was the first sworn female officer in the United States....
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...Recent events that have occurred over the past few years have begun to put great strain on the law enforcement of our nation to effectively fulfill their duties and responsibilities on a daily basis. Many of these issues are rooted in what many consider to be a lack of diversity within the police force and the population that support and defend, but there are many challenges that do not fall on the shoulders of our agencies to overcome. Many feel that when the term diversity is used it only applies to race and gender but other factors are now becoming more prevalent in terms of diversity; religion, sexual orientation, gender identity and language are now just as important. I will exam what I feel are three of the major challenges that are affecting our nation. In October 2016 the Justice Department and the U.S. Equal...
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...will be summarized. In addition, the increase and decrease of female, male, and minority arrests, and their implications will be of topic. Finally, the assessment of tracking juvenile arrests as a method of measuring the amount of and trends in juvenile crime will be done. Overall Decrease in Juvenile Arrests The decrease of juvenile arrests was evident in 2008. Juvenile arrests decreased by 3% from that of 2007. Violent crimes that include murder and non-negligent manslaughter, forcible rape, robbery, and aggravated assault showed a trend of declined in 2006 and 2008. In fact the rate of violent crimes decreased from 1987 to 2008. Although juvenile arrests declined to less than 10%, property crime arrests increased. According, to the Juvenile Arrests 2008 bulletin, property crimes increased between 2006 and 2008. Drug Offenses and Simple Assaults In 2008, juvenile arrests for drug offenses was of 180, 100. At 11% the arrests differ from that of the previous years. Juvenile drug offenses have increased in the last couple of years. Simple assaults decreased in 2008 to 6% of that from past years. Juvenile Females and Minorities Juvenile arrests in 2008 also focused on the increase and decrease of female arrests. In 2008, 30% of juvenile females were arrested for crimes. However, violent crimes were lower for females than that of males. Simple assaults, larceny, and DUI arrests increased for females compared to the decrease in male arrests. For example,...
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...which need work. Analysts within Law Enforcement Agencies will use the data to show trends and find possible new way of crime prevention. Tools such as this can make a monumental impact on the futures generation when it comes to crime prevention. For an example: Law Enforcement can look at how many Juveniles have been arrested during the last five years and compare the number to see if the changes that have been made are working. When juveniles enter in criminal behavior it is important that it is addressed immediately. Data that has been collected has shown that overall there is decrease in juvenile arrests in 2008. Decrease in Juvenile Arrests In 2008, law enforcement agencies in the United States made an estimated 2.11 million arrests of persons younger than age 18.* Overall, there were 3% fewer juvenile arrests in 2008 than in 2007 (Puzzanchera, 2009 ). The numbers that are given here come from Law Enforcement agencies that have been collected all across the nation and are not focused on specific area. The data shown that from 2007 to 2008 juveniles arrest have decreased within that reporting year, regardless of the type of crime that was committed. Within the same reporting period of 2008 there was also a 2% decrease in violent crimes that had been committed (Puzzanchera, 2009 ). Drug Offenses and Simple Assaults The data that is show in the Juvenile Justice Bulletin the increase in Drug Offenses to place in had increase in female and juveniles that were younger the...
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...But still, many women accepted their responsibilities no matter what the task was. Regardless of how well they did, it was still up to society to change the way female officers were treated. As Henry Gates writes, “Of course, society as a whole bears responsibility as well...we will continue to perpetuate a system akin to that of Roman gladiators, sacrificing a class of people for the entertainment of the mob”(Gates 383). What this means is that women are like the Roman gladiators because they are like a show to policemen trying to prove themselves to the men watching. It is up to society to choose how these women are seen. Female police officers risk their lives as do gladiators and there should be no reason not to respect someone who risk their own lives for the safety of others even if they are women. This is the beginning of women rights to become a mass part of the law enforcement field. Throughout all of the hardships and stereotypes, women have made themselves a part of it all. Women have a different view on everything that happens in life. A woman's body is a beautiful thing the estrogen they have can be useful in a hard pressured situation. Chemicals in a woman's body gives them compassion and empathy during traumatic situations which serves the community...
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...jailers or police matron * By 1915 female police officers were employed in 25 different cities, which eventually pave the way for Ellen O’Grady, who became the Police Commissioner of New York City in 1918. 1. Substance abuse, mental illness, and spousal abuse. One of the most significant risk factors is prior victimization 2. Sexual Harassment (Internal Barrier)- some female are scared to file sexual harassment complaints on a male officer. Administrators should take gender discrimination and sexual harassment complaints seriously and assume the proactive role of impartial facilitator when addressing these complaints. Compared to Male Peers, rather it be mental or physical, they always feel that they have something to prove in a male dominated job. Administrators should recognize that differences do exist between female and male police officers. And that those differences biologically and psychologically can be harnessed into positive work actions. They do not reduce the competence level and capabilities of female officers when performing their law enforcement job duties. Tokenism- female police officers may be at times evaluated, promoted, and hired as “tokens” to satisfy statistical requirements of the government or political needs Law enforcement administrators should seek the most qualified candidates for law enforcement positions and remove gender bias in their decision-making. By doing so, law enforcement administrators build stronger departments...
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...Having Women involved in law enforcement is a positive and much needed thing regardless of race. In 2004 the US. Department of justice conducted a census whereas it was found that females represented only 16 percent of all employed federal law enforcement (Stange, 2011, p. 831). However, it was found that one-third of these female officers were ethnic minorities, with Hispanics ranking highest at 33 percent. Excluding both state and local level personnel from what I understand wasn’t reported or withheld. Earlier study’s is said to show that females represent 13 percent of state and local law enforcement personnel, with women of color representing about 5 percent of those positions (womenandpolicing.org/pdf/2002, equality denied, 2001). A department with diversity is ideal because it demonstrates and reflects equal opportunity employment and gives individuals in society fare chance of employment. Diversity in ethnicity in law enforcement gives off a positive image to our youth it gives them vision and hope that they too can partake in a rewarding career and amount to something great. One of the advantages female officers have is that they can frisk another female without worry whereas male officers don’t have that advantage and also a female officer can be far more persuasive and effective under cover whereas a male officer would be more noticeable in that situation. I think it’s possible that women can achieve the equality that’s desired...
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...ways might a female officer respond differently to a citizen complaint than a male officer? In certain instances would a female respond in a more appropriate way than a male officer? (Library or internet research is appropriate for this question) 3) Critics of law enforcement state many departments practice bias-based policing, formerly known as racial profiling. Are police agencies actually involved in bias policing or do police merely focus limited resources on likely lawbreakers? RESPONSE 1) When I think of a police officer I could definitely relate them to a warrior at times. I think what police officers do on a daily basis, putting their lives at risk to protect the public, problem-solving, proactive policing would be considered a "warrior" act. In regards to COPPS, meaning Community-oriented policing and problem solving, I think the reference of a "warrior" would contradict or conflict with the whole rationale and meaning the COPPS is portraying. I only say that it would conflict because when most people think of a warrior, they automatically think it is a bad person doing something bad. I am a cop for the USAF and I consider some of the stuff I do while working is risking my life only to protect this base, the people and resources on it and protecting my country as well, which to me defines a warrior. 2) Female police officers are obviously different in many ways to a male police officer. There are some circumstances that I believe make females possible a better...
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...PAPER WILL HELP. GOOD LUCK...! :) Juvenile Crime Statistics CJA/374 Juvenile Crime Statistics Juvenile offenders are classified as any person between the age of seven and 18, and who have not attained their eighteenth birthday (Champion, 2010). This paper will show the issues of juvenile’s crimes and arrests that took place in 2008. The purpose is to show a trend over the years of criminal activities so that there may be a better understanding to help combat the issues that law enforcement deal with daily in the department. In 2008, law enforcement agencies in United States made an estimated 2.11 million arrests of persons younger than age 18 (Slowikowski, 2009). The arrest rate of juveniles did in fact decrease three percent from the previous year. Overall, the juvenile arrests have declined also from 2006-2008 from the highest point in 2004. How the FBI decides and assesses these trends is used or broken down into a few different categories. They are aggravated assault, robbery or larceny, rape, manslaughter, and murder. Overall the last ten years from 1988 to 208 there has been a steady decline in the six different categories, more for juveniles, than adults. For other crimes, such as vehicle theft, burglary, larceny, and arson, even...
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...facing on the United States today is how our law enforcement is upholding our laws and whether or not they are abusing them. Another dilemma that mixes in with that is how our youth does not seem to have the same respect as they once did, whether in schools our out in the streets. I would like to discuss the incident involving a police officer from South Carolina who was recently fired for a disturbing behavior caught on video in a high school classroom. It is hard to say how this all happened, we can only rely on a few cell phone videos and accounts of students who witnessed what occurred in the class room that day. From what we do know from the media, a female student was disruptive in class with her cell phone. An officer was called in to handle the situation. When the female student did not comply with the officer’s demands, the officer became physical with the female student by grabbing her, and flipping her in her desk, onto the floor. The dilemma is; was the officer wrong in the way he handled the situation? Should he have used physical force to address the situation and should the officer have been fired for the way he handled himself? It did not take long for the video to become viral, and of course, most people were outraged. This outrage more than likely was fueled by all the recent police brutality incidents that seem to plague the news outlets these days. After a day or so, the divide began. More people thought the female student deserved it and that she was in the...
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...observed. Based on the data, the FBI prepares its annual Crime in the United States statistical compilation, which summarizes crimes known to the police and arrests made during the reporting calendar year. This information is used to describe the extent and nature of juvenile crime that comes to the attention of the justice system according to (Charles Puzzanchera,2009) (p.1). This report will summarize the juvenile crime statistics for the year of 2008. This report summarizes the overall decrease in juvenile arrests, and will also discuss the rise and fall of arrests in male, females, and minorities. In addition the assessment of tracking juvenile arrests, as a method of measuring the amount of juvenile crime and trends will be discussed. So strap in your seat belt and be prepared for a plethora of shocking discovery. Federal Bureau of investigations monitors four trend offenses reported by law enforcement agencies which are murder, nonnegligent manslaughter, forcible rape, aggravated assault, and robbery. The overall decrease in Juvenile arrests is compared to statistics of the same offence from previous and current years. The arrest rates of an offense can fluctuate over time depending on the offense, the area, the age of the juvenile and how many times a specific crime was committed. In 2008 violent crime arrest were far less than any year since 1990 and 3% greater than the...
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