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The brass cliff? Women police chiefs and police reform

In: Handbook on Gender and Public Sector Employment

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  • Cara E. Rabe-Hemp
  • Amie M. Schuck
  • John C. Navarro

Abstract

This chapter explores the hiring of female police chiefs, feminist research on the glass cliff, and the contested public discussion of police reform. Through an analysis of media reports and using the glass cliff as a framework, we examine the conditions in which female police administrators are hired. Results suggest that women police chiefs are not more likely than male chiefs to be hired into positions that are risky and precarious but are likely to be hired to signal change or reform. The implications for female police chiefs and the communities that they serve are discussed.

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  • Cara E. Rabe-Hemp & Amie M. Schuck & John C. Navarro, 2023. "The brass cliff? Women police chiefs and police reform," Chapters, in: Hazel Conley & Paula Koskinen Sandberg (ed.), Handbook on Gender and Public Sector Employment, chapter 13, pages 163-174, Edward Elgar Publishing.
    • Handle: RePEc:elg:eechap:20315_13
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