the sexual politics of law enforcement and the LAPD
- Categories
- Book/Boek
- Creator
- Appier, Janis
- Publish Year
- 1998
- Shelfmark
- VS 53 1998 - B
- Thesaurus
- politieagenten, pioniers, vrouwen in mannenberoepen, vrouwbeelden, rolgedrag, strafrecht, historisch, Verenigde Staten, 20e eeuw
- Description
- Description of developments in the position of women in police work since 1910. The author argues how pioneer policewomen's struggles for a position in big city police departments helped to make modern police work one of the more male dominated occupations in the United States.