| Description |
1 online resource |
| Series |
Gender in history |
| Contents |
WOMEN POLICE: GENDER, WELFARE AND SURVEILLANCE IN THE TWENTIETH CENTURY; Series Editors; Title Page; Copyright; Contents; Figures; Tables; Acknowledgements; Abbreviations; 1 Introductions; 2 Networks, structures and hierarchies; 3 A respectable job for a woman?; 4 Walking the beat; 5 Going undercover; 6 Policing the family: youth and welfare; 7 Women, sexuality and the law; 8 Beyond integration?; Select Bibliography; Index |
| Summary |
Women Police is the first in-depth historical study of women's involvement in uniform, plain-clothes and undercover policing in the UK. Topics covered include the regulation of prostitution, sexual violence, child abuse and neglect. T |
| Analysis |
adult women |
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beat patrol |
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child welfare |
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formal integration |
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gender |
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hierarchies |
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legislation |
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physical surveillance |
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professional networks |
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respectable job |
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sexuality |
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twentieth century |
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undercover work |
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women police |
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youth welfare |
| Related To |
JSTOR |
| Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references and index |
| Subject |
Policewomen -- History -- 20th century
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Policewomen -- Social conditions
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Feminist criminology.
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Sex role in the work environment.
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ART -- General.
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Feminist criminology
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Policewomen
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Sex role in the work environment
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| Genre/Form |
History
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| Form |
Electronic book
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| ISBN |
1526130270 |
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9781526130273 |
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