The Pros And Cons Of Female Law Enforcement

During the twenty-first century, the new challenges for female law enforcement would be breaching the blue wall. Not only do male officers have their opinions on female officers but also so does the public. Male officers often did not want policewomen as their partner because they wanted someone that would be tough enough and able to fight back, however some females also were not in favor of their sex. There was a study conducted by P.W. Remmington where he asked both male and female officers whether or not they would prefer a male or female partner, every female chose a male partner (23). Another study that had been conducted about female officers was at small university. Most females at this university felt that females had the potential to be “good cops” where as males were completely unsupportive …show more content…
Some police departments ignore the rules made by the EEOA and refused to recruit female officers. After lawsuits had been filed and consent decrees were commenced, agencies were expected to recruit females, as they were “acceptable” in the eyes of the law. Even though the law now enacted this, police departments did not necessarily fall-through with this. In 2000, there was a Status of Women in Policing survey and police agencies that were among the decrees fourteen percent of the sworn officers represented women whereas those without the decrees only represented fewer than ten percent (24). Police departments had started recruiting female officers through the media. In 2002, the Milwaukee Police Department’s Chief was a woman by the name of Nan Hegerty who recalls seeing an infomercial saying, “Be a Milwaukee Police Officer. Women and minorities are encouraged to apply”, so she did (26). Although some action took place within regards to recruiting female officers, the main problem with recruiting was that there was a downside due to the absence of female role