Crossing the Threshold: Organizational and Community Correlates of Female and Minority Representation Among U.S. Law Enforcement Agencies

IF 2.9 2区社会学 Q1 CRIMINOLOGY & PENOLOGY

Police Quarterly Pub Date : 2022-10-29 DOI:10.1177/10986111221116341

Joanna D. Frazier, M. Matusiak

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The current research explores relationships between female and minority officer representation and elements of organizational structure, practices, and context (internal and external). These relationships are viewed through the lenses of representative bureaucracy and structural contingency theory. Employing LEMAS (2016) survey and ACS (2011–2015) data, a series of OLS regression models explored these relationships. Findings suggest diversity breeds diversity in law enforcement agencies. Organizational structure continues to influence female and minority officers throughout their careers. Structural elements of both complexity and control were related to officer representation at all three career points, as were organizational practices. Finally, relationships related to internal context demonstrated greater consistency than external, although external context was related to overall representation. Relationships between structure, practices, and context varied for females and minorities, suggesting a greater need for unique recruitment and retention strategies for these officers.

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跨越门槛：美国执法机构中女性和少数族裔代表性的组织和社区相关性

目前的研究探讨了女性和少数族裔官员代表与组织结构、实践和背景(内部和外部)要素之间的关系。这些关系是通过代议制官僚和结构权变理论的镜头来观察的。利用LEMAS(2016)调查和ACS(2011-2015)数据，建立了一系列OLS回归模型，探讨了这些关系。调查结果表明，执法机构的多样性孕育了多样性。组织结构继续影响女性和少数族裔官员的整个职业生涯。复杂和控制的结构因素与干事在所有三个职业阶段的任职情况有关，组织做法也是如此。最后，与内部情境相关的关系表现出比外部情境更大的一致性，尽管外部情境与整体表征有关。女性和少数族裔的结构、做法和背景之间的关系各不相同，这表明更需要为这些官员制定独特的招聘和保留策略。

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Police Quarterly CRIMINOLOGY & PENOLOGY-

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期刊介绍： Police Quarterly is a scholarly, peer-reviewed journal that publishes theoretical contributions, empirical studies, essays, comparative analyses, critiques, innovative program descriptions, debates, and book reviews on issues related to policing.