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Showing 1 to 20 of 20 for “"Female Officers"”.
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Police: Male police officers' attitudes toward their female counterparts in the Windsor Police Services (Ontario).
The attitude of male police officers toward their female counterparts within the Windsor Police Services was the focus of the research. It was proposed that male police officers would hold traditional and negative views toward female police officers. Secondly, the research also proposed that male …
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Designing a Human-Centric Rigid Body Armor for Female Police Officers: The Implications of Fit on Performance and Gender Inclusivity
<p>The lack of availability of female plates for police officers is an issue that has not been analyzed. Female anthropometry is uniformly different from male anthropometry. Currently available hard plates are flat. These plates may decrease coverage while increasing feelings of poor fit, …
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Patterns and Predictor of Police Officers' Utilization of Healthcare Services
<p>Police officers need to be physically and mentally fit to do their job, yet officers generally tend to avoid healthcare services. This study investigated police officers’ healthcare-use behaviors, demographic differences in provider use, and perceived barriers to accessing healthcare. An online …
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Gender differences in policing: a consideration of care ethics
… that examine the relationship between police officers and ethics of care theory are further limited. This study evaluated gender differences in policing to determine whether ethics of care theories apply to female police officers. For the purposes of this study, approximately 400 sworn …
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Challenging occupational norms : an ethnographic study of female prison officers in a women's prison
Female prison officers have an important role to play in the lives of the imprisoned women they are charged with ‘looking after’. This thesis draws upon 64 days of research, over 35 weeks, over a 12-month period to produce a unique ethnographic study of female frontline officers responsible for …
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An exploration of female frontline officers' experiences of potentially traumatic events: an IPA study
… consequences of occupational trauma among police officers (Brewin et al, 2020), with higher rates of PTSD and C-PTSD found compared with the civilian population (Baker, 2020). The likelihood of gender differentiation has been recognised, however studies utilising clinical measures, have produced …
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ASSESSING ALEXITHYMIA IN LAW ENFORCEMENT: THE ROLE OF SERVICE TENURE AND SEX
… and trauma-informed response. Law enforcement officers routinely navigate high-stress encounters that demand emotional regulation, clear communication, and empathy, yet those with alexithymic traits may struggle in these areas, potentially affecting interactions with victims, suspects, and the …
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Factors Important to the Vocational Development of Women Police Officers
… have become available to women police officers. Women have been added as sworn police officers not only in the small departments but in large departments and federal agencies as well. For the female interested in becoming a policewoman, as far as the administrator concerned with …
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A Psychological Profile Analysis of Selected Employees of the Indiana Department of Correction
… staff (r<sub>p</sub>= -.797 at p= .01), male and female officers (r<sub>p</sub>= -.390 at p= .01), and black and white officers (r<sub>p</sub>= -.557 at p= .01). Significant relationships were also found to exist between various sub-groups measuring the personality of correctional employees and …
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Implications of the Abaya Garment on Practicality, Comfort and Culture of Contemporary Working Life in Saudi Arabia
… for the development of a uniform abaya for female Saudi Customs officers working at an international airport in Saudi Arabia. The guidelines show how to derive requirements, use those requirements in the development of a uniform abaya, and evaluate the abaya through a wearer trial. The …
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Breaking into jail : women working in a men's jail
… in a "men's" jail. In-depth interviews with 21 female guards, 6 managers and 17 women working in jobs usually held by women in a jail (nurses, clerks, librarians) were used to explore the experiences of women in choosing to become jail guards and the consequences of being a woman in the men's …
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Gender-specific care, fertility health, and family planning in the military health system : a case study exploring the barriers that impact retention of the female Navy Nurse Corps officer.
… within the military. I focused on a group of female Navy Nurse Corps Officers and I designed the research questions to understand how these gender-specific barriers impact the female Navy Nurse Corps Officer's willingness to continue military service. The study population consisted of four …
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Retention and the Dual-Military Couple: Implications for Military Readiness
… strongly support the theory that both male and female officers who are members of dual-military couples begin their careers highly motivated to remain in the service for a full 20-year career. However, after they pass the 10 year point in their careers, their comparative intention to remain for …
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A study of the effectiveness of early intervention as a means of primary stress management amongst probationary police officers
… a number of probationaryconstables, experienced officers and retired officers which confirmed that police officersirrespective of experience or length of service reported finding the same types of incidentsstressful, the author attempted to introduce the concept of primary stress …
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Participation of women in supervisory decision-making positions in the Zambia police service: a case study of Lusaka district.
… Police Service; to establish the views of police officers on women participation chances in supervisory decision-making positions in the police service; to identify the factors that prevent women from progressing to supervisory decision-making positions and to establish measures towards promoting …
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Gender dimension of representation of Police officers in high ranks in Zambia Police Service
… records reveal low levels of representation of female police officers in high ranks in Zambia Police Service. High ranks are dominated by male police officers. This study, therefore, was initiated to examine the factors that influence low levels of representation of female police officers and …
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Gender dimension of representation of Police officers in high ranks in Zambia Police Service
… records reveal low levels of representation of female police officers in high ranks in Zambia Police Service. High ranks are dominated by male police officers. This study, therefore, was initiated to examine the factors that influence low levels of representation of female police officers and …
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Cardiovascular health, stress and sleep of shift working police officers : a physiological assessment
Police officers have been reported to experience a high incidence of chronic health issues (Kales et al., 2009; Hartley et al., 2011), which present prematurely in an otherwise healthy population (Bonneau & Brown, 1995; Barron, 2010). Shift work has also been associated with an increased prevalence …
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Can Representativeness Decrease Youth Violence in Juvenile Detention Facilities?
… minority interests. This study examined whether officers perceive themselves as advocates based on shared demographics and whether they develop attitudes toward reducing youth violence. Considerably more researchers conduct studies in adult prisons than juvenile correctional facilities, which …