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Gender and Police Leadership: Time for a Paradigm shift

Silvestri, M. (2013) Gender and Police Leadership: Time for a Paradigm shift. International Journal of Police Science and Management, 15 (1). pp. 61-73. ISSN 1461-3557. E-ISSN 1478-1603. (The full text of this publication is not currently available from this repository. You may be able to access a copy if URLs are provided) (KAR id:65683)

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https://doi.org/10.1350/ijps.2013.15.1.303

Abstract

Despite a number of initiatives aimed at improving the representation and progression of women in the police service in England and Wales, the number of women in leadership ranks remains low. At the same time, concern over the quality of police leadership has been at the forefront of much public debate in recent years. This article focuses on recent proposals to reform the way in which senior officers are recruited through a discussion of the appointment of non-sworn/‘outsider’ officers through the adoption of direct and multiple entry models of recruitment as outlined by the Winsor Review (2012, Independent review of police officer and staff remuneration and conditions. Part 2. http://review.police.uk/part-two-report/). Hailed as an opportunity to secure an alternative face to police leadership, we reflect on the growing disquiet over police leaders and leadership and consider the possibilities of such a reform agenda for the representation and progression of women in policing. We propose that although a multipoint system of entry for specialisation or leadership roles may offer a number of opportunities to a service in crisis, such a reform agenda may ultimately serve to threaten and further undermine women's participation and status in policing as ‘outsiders’.

Item Type: Article
Uncontrolled keywords: police leadership, women police, women leaders, direct entry, outsiders, non-sworn officers, police career, Winsor Review
Subjects: H Social Sciences > H Social Sciences (General)
Divisions: Divisions > Division for the Study of Law, Society and Social Justice > School of Social Policy, Sociology and Social Research
Depositing User: Marisa Silvestri
Date Deposited: 09 Jan 2018 14:17 UTC
Last Modified: 16 Nov 2021 10:25 UTC
Resource URI: https://kar.kent.ac.uk/id/eprint/65683 (The current URI for this page, for reference purposes)

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