‘Setting benchmarks and breaking chains’: public opinions of female police officers

Katelyn Davenport-Klunder, K. Hine
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ABSTRACT While many benefits of women in policing have been recognised, sworn female officers have remained mostly underrepresented within the workforce. Recently, policing organisations have sought to rectify this with the implementation of gender targets. However, this aim to increase female officers has been met with resistance and scepticism. This study examines the main support and concerns held by the public regarding women in policing. To do this, 3562 phrases within 3210 public comments were thematically analysed from an Australian Federal Police Facebook recruitment campaign that targeted women. Results showed that most of the comments were positive in nature with three main themes emerging: individual, institutional, and societal perspectives. Furthermore, the findings revealed that there appears to be a shift in public opinions from individual perspective concerns (such as emotional and physical capabilities) to a societal perspective including the balancing of power and the breaking of chains. These findings help to inform policing authorities in the design of gender target campaigns and strategies. Specifically, by knowing the public concerns about women in policing, authorities can address these concerns by rethinking policies and practices, and educating the public about any common misconceptions about female officers. Furthermore, the supportive reasons can be used to promote positive relationships between police and the community enhancing trust and confidence in the police.
“树立标杆,打破枷锁”:公众对女警察的看法
虽然女性在警务工作中的许多好处已经得到承认,但宣誓就职的女警官在劳动力中的代表性仍然不足。最近,警务组织试图通过实施性别目标来纠正这一问题。然而,这一增加女性警官的目标遭到了抵制和质疑。本研究探讨公众对女性警务工作的主要支持和关注。为了做到这一点,我们对3210条公众评论中的3562个短语进行了主题分析,这些评论来自澳大利亚联邦警察针对女性的Facebook招聘活动。结果显示,大多数评论本质上是积极的,主要有三个主题:个人、机构和社会观点。此外,调查结果还显示,公众的观点似乎从个人角度(如情感和身体能力)转向了社会角度(包括权力平衡和打破链条)。这些调查结果有助于警务当局在设计性别目标运动和战略时提供信息。具体来说,通过了解公众对女性警务工作的关注,当局可以通过重新思考政策和做法,并教育公众了解对女警官的任何常见误解,来解决这些问题。此外,支持的理由可以用来促进警察与社会之间的积极关系,增强对警察的信任和信心。
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