From Social Worker to Crimefighter: Women in United States Municipal Policing

By Dorothy Moses Schulz

Book Overview

In the United States, women in policing evolved from matrons to policewomen to police officers. Today, the position of police chief has been achieved by women. The changing role of women in this traditionally male-dominated field is the subject of this book. It weaves together the history of the police and the history of women and highlights a century of change in law enforcement. The book also describes how the changing role of women in society affected their role in law enforcement.

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0275949966
• ISBN13: 9780275949969
• Release Date: May 1995
• Publisher: Praeger
• Length: 208 Pages
• Weight: 1.08 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.8" x 6.4" x 9.6"

Customer Reviews

An excellent historical essay of women in law enforcement

This book provides a wealth of information about the emergence of women in law enforcement. Although women still are having a tough time making it into command ranks, they are succeeding in greater numbers - thanks to their courage, perseverance, and dedication to service. It is through the leadership of women like Penny Harrington, Jadel Roe, Debora Byers, Fay Brooks, Bev Hall - and others who blasted through the blue wall - that other women may look to law enforcement as a viable career option.