Gender, representative bureaucracy, and law enforcement the case of sexual assault
By: Meier, Kenneth J.
Contributor(s): Crotty, Jill Nicholson.
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ArticlePublisher: 2006Description: p.850-60.Subject(s): Women in politics
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Public Administration ReviewSummary: Using the theory of representative bureaucracy, this paper investigate the relationship between women police officers and sexuals assault reports and arrests. The theoretical contribution is to establish a case in which representation is likely to occur, even without a conscious effort on the part of the bureaucrat involved but simply because of the shared experiences of the bureaucrat and the client. Based on a pooled time series of 60 urban areas over an eight-year time frame, this study finds that the percentage of women police officers is positively associated with the number of reports of sexual assault and with the number of arrests for sexual assault.
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Indian Institute of Public Administration | Volume no: 66, Issue no: 6 | Available | AR72858 |
Using the theory of representative bureaucracy, this paper investigate the relationship between women police officers and sexuals assault reports and arrests. The theoretical contribution is to establish a case in which representation is likely to occur, even without a conscious effort on the part of the bureaucrat involved but simply because of the shared experiences of the bureaucrat and the client. Based on a pooled time series of 60 urban areas over an eight-year time frame, this study finds that the percentage of women police officers is positively associated with the number of reports of sexual assault and with the number of arrests for sexual assault.
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