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

Dorothy M. Schulz (Author)

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Publication Date: May 30, 1995 | ISBN-10: 0275949966 | ISBN-13: 978-0275949969

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.

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"Dorothy Schulz has produced a work which is not only academically sound, but is also highly readable. She begins with the, surprisingly early, enrollment of police matrons and social workers dealing solely with women and children and concludes with the acceptance of women as crimefighters on the same standing as their male colleagues. Throughout, the author properly and tellingly interweaves pertinent points from the story of the fluctuating fortunes of feminism. I have no doubt that this much needed and important book will remain the authoritative work on the subject for many years to come."-Joan Lock, police historian author of The British Policewoman: Her Story

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A comprehensive social history of the role of women in United States municipal policing.

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Product Details

• Hardcover: 208 pages
• Publisher: Praeger (May 30, 1995)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 0275949966
• ISBN-13: 978-0275949969
• Product Dimensions: 9.1 x 6.1 x 0.8 inches
• Shipping Weight: 1.1 pounds (View shipping rates and policies)
• Average Customer Review: 4.0 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (1 customer review)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #5,108,440 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

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4.0 out of 5 stars An excellent historical essay of women in law enforcement, June 3, 2000

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This review is from: From Social Worker to Crimefighter: Women in United States Municipal Policing (Paperback)

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.