Question

Module 3
From The text Book for this course:  The Invisible Woman:  Gender, Crime and Justice (3rd edition) by Joanne Belknap. 
Assignment questions
Question #  1.  (1 page) 
Are female correctional officers a detriment to prison security?  Why or why not?  What can be done to decrease resistance to women working in this field?
Question #  2.   (1 page)
Do women make good police officers?  What are the advantages and disadvantages of women as law enforcement officers?  Why do you think we still see such a disparity in the number of female officers as compared to the number of male officers?


Question #  2(Please, just a 1 paragraph response to the below AUTHOR)

Amy Lawson Email Author
Module 3 Prison Security
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Female correctional officers have not been proven to be a detriment to prison security. According to the reading, it is the male correctional officers and administration who seem to take more issue with females working in what they consider a man's work while male inmates support female guards/officers. "Overall, the presence of female officers in men's institutions seems to have a normalized the environment, relaxed tensions, and led to improvements in the inmates behavior, dress and language" (p. 491) Some women may not be as large or as strong as some men however it seems most of the reasoning behind finding women to be a detriment is due to sexist ideologies. Saying a guard may incite rape just by being a woman is blaming women and trying to keep them out of a 'man's role. I do not personally know much about male or female prisons however if a woman meets the job criteria and performs her duties as she should I do not see how she would be a detriment to security. The reading discussed how as more women are in roles within the prisons there is less resistance by their male colleagues. This as well as increased training and policies on harassment will decrease resistance as time goes on. (p 490). Changing men's views of women as sexual objects, weak and incapable of performing in a male dominate field is something we see throughout society and within other occupations so I imagine in this specific line of work it will take a very long time for men to see women as not being a threat to the security of a prison.

Question #  2(Please, just a 1 paragraph response to the below AUTHOR)



MaKaila Dewey Email Author
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Women make just as good as police officers as men do.  Women police officers tend to be discriminated against more then men but this just means women have to work harder to be treated equal.
Advantages of women officers are having a better relationships with citizens, women can de-escalate potentially violent situations, empathy for rape victims and battered women, and a broader and more creative outlook on policing.
Disadvantages of women police officers is the discrimination they face with the criminals and their coworkers.  Women police officers can be treated more negatively then men officers by coworkers, administration, supervisors, victims, and offenders.
I think we see so much disparity in the number of female officers based on women finding policing compatible with parenting.  I think that the other three reasons the book gives are good reasons also.  Women face a lot of prejudice and stigma by society and I think this can turn women away from policing.




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Module 3

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Module 3 - Readings
Attached Files:
o      370_Chapter 11_4ed.ppt (78.5 KB)
o      370_Chapter 10_4ed.ppt (42.5 KB)
Chapter 10:  Women Working in Prisons and Jails  471-498
You are not responsible for the chart "Studies from Around the World" 496-497
Chapter 11: Women Working in Policing and Law Enforcement 506-535
You are not responsible for the chart "Studies from Around the World" 529-535


Module 2 Readings
Attached Files:
Module 3
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Module 3 - Readings
Attached Files:
o      370_Chapter 11_4ed.ppt (78.5 KB)
o      370_Chapter 10_4ed.ppt (42.5 KB)
Chapter 10:  Women Working in Prisons and Jails  471-498
You are not responsible for the chart "Studies from Around the World" 496-497
Chapter 11: Women Working in Policing and Law Enforcement 506-535
You are not responsible for the chart "Studies from Around the World" 529-535

o      370_Chapter 11_4ed.ppt (78.5 KB)

            

o      370_Chapter 10_4ed.ppt (42.5 KB)