Deck 11: Women in Law Enforcement

Question 1

The first women police officers were hired in the 1800s as:

A) Fire fighters.
B) Prison matrons.
C) Librarians in the police library.
D) Officers on the street.
E) Meter maids.

Answer 1

B

Question 2

The first woman to be officially recognized as a policewoman was:

A) Alice Stebbins Wells.
B) Frances Heidensohn.
C) Gail Cobb.
D) Susan Martin.

Answer 2

A

Question 3

Compared to male officers, research has shown that women officers:

A) Are less likely to use excessive force.
B) Engage in acts of corruption just as often.
C) Use more sick time.
D) Require less assistance in making arrests.

Answer 3

A

Question 4

Compared to male officers, research has shown that women officers:

A) Tend to panic and draw their guns more often.
B) Are more likely to be college educated.
C) Are often excluded from policy culture.
D) All except a
E) All of the above.

Question 5

Women have made gains in policing because of:

A) Laws forbidding sex discrimination.
B) The breakdown in patriarchal attitudes related to the women's movement.
C) The lowering of height requirements.
D) The need for their help in resolving domestic disputes, and working with children in general, and with female victims of sexual assault.
E) All of the above.

Question 6

According to traditional attitudes and fears, which is NOT one of the effects that women in law enforcement will have?

A) They will undermine the sense of male solidarity and male entitllement.
B) They will be assigned to less highly valued areas or to leadership positions of special units by male police chiefs.
C) There will be increased charges of sexual harassment in police departments.
D) Women officers will require male partners to accompany them when out on patrol.

Question 7

With ___ of officers female, Madison, Wisconsin boasts one of the highest percentage of female officers in the U.S.

A) Five percent
B) Around one-third
C) Over half
D) Eighty percent

Question 8

Some believe that which of the following aspects of police work are unsuitable for women?

A) Women are unsuitable for police work because they cannot handle danger as well as men.
B) Women do not command the same level of authority as men.
C) Women lack physical strength and experience in the use of weapons.
D) All of the above

Question 9

Lesbian police officers:

A) Find it easy to reveal their sexual orientation.
B) Suffer from both homophobia and sexism.
C) Gain respect from male officers by being more independent and masculine.
D) Are exempt from sexual harassment.

Question 10

A survey of 100 women police executives by Swan (2016) found that these executives:

A) Had a low level of job satisfaction.
B) Stressed their femininity on the job.
C) Saw policing as a rewarding career for themselves.
D) One-third were lesbians.
E) C and D above

Question 11

In Canada, despite the complaint from a female officer about setbacks when she became pregnant:

A) Pregnancy leave is paid leave from employment in Canada.
B) As of 2020, 20% of police officers are female.
C) There is a strong preference for hiring military veterans.
D) All of the above.
E) All except c above.

Question 12

According to the boxed reading on campus policing, women are reluctant to become police officers in the belief that

A) They would be exposed to a great deal of sexual harassment as is true.
B) They would have to surrender their sense of femininity in dress style and so forth (not true).
C) You can't have a family and do policing at the same time (not true).
D) All of the above.

Question 13

What is the policing approach that emphasizes cooperation, familiarity, and trust?

A) Zero tolerance
B) Community policing
C) Targeting hot spots
D) None of the above

Question 14

Which of the following is a reason why law enforcement is attractive to women?

A) The freedom to have the same privileges, rights, and responsibilities as men.
B) Excellent pay and benefits.
C) The excitement of the work and dedication to make a difference.
D) All of the above

Question 15

In Berkeley, California Police Chief Vollmer in the early 1900s:

A) Looked to the Bobbies in England for a model.
B) Hired the first policewoman.
C) Professionalized the police force in dress and educational requirements.
D) None of the above.

Question 16

Women are more likely than men in policing to:

A) Use nonviolent means of subduing an angry citizen.
B) Less likely to be named in lawsuits than are male officers.
C) Have a calming effect in a volatile situation.
D) Successfully rely on intuition.
E) All of the above.

Question 17

In using the test of an objectively reasonable employee, which of the following guideline(s) is/are employed?

A) How often the conduct occurs
B) How serious the conduct occurs
C) If the behavior was physically threatening
D) All of the above

Question 18

By 2020, just over _________ percent of police officers were women.

A) 5
B) 12
C) 20
D) 25

Question 19

According to Balko and other writers on policing today, police culture is characterized by:

A) A focus on being a guardian rather than a warrior.
B) Strongly advocating social change and police reform.
C) A stress on masculinity and tolerance for use of force.
D) Militarization of the work.
E) C and D above

Question 20

Balko's Rise of the warrior cop: The militarization of America's police forces argues that:

A) The militarization of policing was necessary because of the war on terrorism.
B) Recruitment of veterans is a positive development in getting well qualified officers.
C) Educational requirements are often waived for people who have served in the military.
D) The personality traits required for success on the battlefield are the same as those required in policing.

Question 21

The 30x30 initiative is an attempt to:

A) Reduce the crime rate by 30%.
B) Get the ratio of Black to white officers up to 30%.
C) Increase the hiring of women so they make up at least one-third of the police force.
D) Increase the pay levels by 30%.

Question 22

Having to face damaging stereotypes is a barrier to women in policing.

Question 23

Sexual harassment is extremely widespread up to the present time of female officers.

Question 24

A barrier to women in policing is that they are assigned to less valued areas including becoming heads of special units.

Question 25

Compared to male officers, research has shown that women officers are more likely to use excessive force.

Question 26

Research cited in the text showed that officers with college educations were less likely than others to use unnecessary force.

Question 27

According to the text, women have made gains in policing because of laws forbidding sex discrimination.

Question 28

The existence of a double standard in performance evaluations is a barrier to women in policing.

Question 29

The film Women in Blue can best be described as a recruiting film for women in the police profession.

Question 30

Lack of family-friendly policies is rarely a significant barrier to women in policing.

Question 31

As shown in the film Women in Blue the woman police chief who was empowering to the female officers was forced to resign in the end.

Question 32

Canadian female police officers have the advantage over U.S. officers of obtaining an 18-month maternity/parental paid leave:

Question 33

There is no recommendation in the chapter on policing to defund the police.

Question 34

The policing approach that emphasizes cooperation, familiarity, and trust is integral to community policing.

Question 35

A reason why law enforcement is attractive to women is the freedom to have the same privileges, rights, pay, and responsibilities as men and to be more welcomed into policing today than in the past.

Question 36

The professionalization of the police force got a tremendous boost in the early 1900s under the leadership of Police Chief Vollmer in Berkeley, California.

Question 37

In the example of the capture of the kidnappers of Jaycee Dugard, the women officers who alerted the authorities are credited with relying on their tuition.

Question 38

The police killing of Breonna Taylor is attributed in part to the lack of a no-knock law that would have enabled the police to enter her home without first knocking on the door.

Question 39

According to Balko, the police should focus more on being a warrior than a guardian.

Question 40

According to the text, researchers have consistently demonstrated that men and women are equally capable of patrol work.

Question 41

According to the text, the large protests over the police killing of Breonna Taylor would not have taken place had it not been for the uproar over the killing of George Floyd.

Question 42

Police training is said to resemble a boot camp or military style of training at the academy.

Question 43

Although she had committed no crime, medical technician Breonna Taylor was fired upon by police in her home as she was in______.

Question 44

Compared to male officers, research has shown that women officers are ________ likely to use excessive force.

Question 45

Compared to male officers, research has shown that women officers are more likely to be college ________.

Question 46

Of the criminal justice professions, their acceptance has come the most recently in ___________.

Question 47

Congress established the __________ Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) to enforce the Civil Rights Act of 1964.

Question 48

An argument of the text is that police officers would do well to move from the role model of warriors to ______________.

Question 49

One boxed reading in the book described the 18-month paid maternity leave that female police officers can take in the country of ___________.

Question 50

Match the term with the appropriate definition.
-Equal Employment Opportunity Commission

A) Report experiencing greater barriers as a result of gender rather than sexual orientation.
B) Promotion of 30x30 initiative
C) The enforcing agency to prohibit employers from discriminating against individuals
D) Unwelcome sexual advances

Question 51

Match the term with the appropriate definition.
-Sexual harassment

A) Report experiencing greater barriers as a result of gender rather than sexual orientation.
B) Promotion of 30x30 initiative
C) The enforcing agency to prohibit employers from discriminating against individuals
D) Unwelcome sexual advances

Question 52

Match the term with the appropriate definition.
-Lesbian police officers

A) Report experiencing greater barriers as a result of gender rather than sexual orientation.
B) Promotion of 30x30 initiative
C) The enforcing agency to prohibit employers from discriminating against individuals
D) Unwelcome sexual advances

Question 53

Match the term with the appropriate definition.
-National Association of Women Law Enforcement Executives

A) Report experiencing greater barriers as a result of gender rather than sexual orientation.
B) Promotion of 30x30 initiative
C) The enforcing agency to prohibit employers from discriminating against individuals
D) Unwelcome sexual advances

Question 54

What difficulties do women face under the perception of being a token hire?

Question 55

What are some of the barriers to women in policing discussed in the text? Can you think of additional issues that could be perceived as barriers?

Question 56

Define and describe what constitutes sexual harassment as commonly reported by women officers.

Question 57

Describe some measures that can be put in place to increase the number of female officers.