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  • A Problem-oriented Approach to Preventing Sex Discrimination in Police Recruitment

    Author(s)
    Prenzler, Timothy
    Griffith University Author(s)
    Prenzler, Timothy J.
    Year published
    1997
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    This paper examines the utility of applying situational crime prevention measures to sex discrimination problems in police recruitment. Discrimination against disadvantaged groups such as women is now a "crime." In some jurisdictions, the offence extends to lack of active support for women. Traditional masculinised characteristics of police departments put them at risk for this type of offending, and a variety of courts have found police departments guilty of discrimination. To address the problem, a situationally oriented, problem-based approach is needed that builds on discrimination-reduction strategies that have already ...
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    This paper examines the utility of applying situational crime prevention measures to sex discrimination problems in police recruitment. Discrimination against disadvantaged groups such as women is now a "crime." In some jurisdictions, the offence extends to lack of active support for women. Traditional masculinised characteristics of police departments put them at risk for this type of offending, and a variety of courts have found police departments guilty of discrimination. To address the problem, a situationally oriented, problem-based approach is needed that builds on discrimination-reduction strategies that have already shown some success. The examples of pre-entry physical ability tests, firearms handling tests and interviews are used to illustrate the benefits of highly specific modifications in selection processes.
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    Journal Title
    Crime Prevention Studies
    Volume
    7
    Subject
    Criminology
    Publication URI
    http://hdl.handle.net/10072/121245
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