Literature Review of “Police Culture in a Changing Multicultural Environment”
Citation: Crank, J. P. (2010). Police culture in a changing multicultural environment. Controversies in Policing, 53-72. In J. P. Crank’s piece, “Police Culture in a Changing Multicultural Environment” (2010) he looks to address the question of whether police culture is an impediment to reform (p.53). Crank goes about addressing that issue by presenting several different standpoints that help us think about the affects police culture can have on reform. Police secrecy is common issue discussed in those standpoints. In his subsection, “Community Police Reform Standpoints,” Crank states that police secrecy is a significant obstacle for culture reform, as it seems …show more content…
Teunion-Smith’s dissertation and Langston’s report on women in law enforcement because both deal with the topic of policewomen. It seems that Langston’s report perhaps does not go into enough depth since Dr. Teunion-Smith’s dissertation suggest race is significant factor when thinking about women in policing (Teunion-Smith, 2010). While I was looking for scholarship on black females in policing, I was shocked by the lack of academic work on the topic. I feel that this report reflects this lack in academic work done on the subject. The lack of scholarship also suggest that more studies like Dr. Teunion-Smith’s need to be …show more content…
Teunion-Smith’s dissertation. However this the differences between what motivates females in to policing and what motivates men into policing appears to be a topic that is worth researching. If I could contribute to research on policewomen, I would look into this. I also think that looking into what motivates women into policing would allow police forces to better recruit and retain women officers because they would be able to tailor their approach to them.
Conclusion In this paper, I have looked at policing. I have primarily used Dr. Teunion-Smith’s dissertation to examine issues concerning women in policing such as policy secrecy and the effects of internal biases. I have also provided analysis of other literary works that pertain to the topics. Finally, I articulated my ride-along experiences with the Lenawee County Sheriff’s
Citation: Crank, J. P. (2010). Police culture in a changing multicultural environment. Controversies in Policing, 53-72. In J. P. Crank’s piece, “Police Culture in a Changing Multicultural Environment” (2010) he looks to address the question of whether police culture is an impediment to reform (p.53). Crank goes about addressing that issue by presenting several different standpoints that help us think about the affects police culture can have on reform. Police secrecy is common issue discussed in those standpoints. In his subsection, “Community Police Reform Standpoints,” Crank states that police secrecy is a significant obstacle for culture reform, as it seems …show more content…
Teunion-Smith’s dissertation and Langston’s report on women in law enforcement because both deal with the topic of policewomen. It seems that Langston’s report perhaps does not go into enough depth since Dr. Teunion-Smith’s dissertation suggest race is significant factor when thinking about women in policing (Teunion-Smith, 2010). While I was looking for scholarship on black females in policing, I was shocked by the lack of academic work on the topic. I feel that this report reflects this lack in academic work done on the subject. The lack of scholarship also suggest that more studies like Dr. Teunion-Smith’s need to be …show more content…
Teunion-Smith’s dissertation. However this the differences between what motivates females in to policing and what motivates men into policing appears to be a topic that is worth researching. If I could contribute to research on policewomen, I would look into this. I also think that looking into what motivates women into policing would allow police forces to better recruit and retain women officers because they would be able to tailor their approach to them.
Conclusion In this paper, I have looked at policing. I have primarily used Dr. Teunion-Smith’s dissertation to examine issues concerning women in policing such as policy secrecy and the effects of internal biases. I have also provided analysis of other literary works that pertain to the topics. Finally, I articulated my ride-along experiences with the Lenawee County Sheriff’s