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Record Nr.

UNINA9910462944203321

Autore

Colvin Roddrick A.

Titolo

Gay and lesbian cops : diversity and effective policing / / Roddrick A. Colvin

Pubbl/distr/stampa

Boulder, Colorado : , : Lynne Rienner Publishers, , 2012

©2012

ISBN

1-58826-934-5

Descrizione fisica

1 online resource (223 p.)

Disciplina

363.2086/64

Soggetti

Gay police officers - United States

Gay police officers - Great Britain

Lesbian police officers - United States

Lesbian police officers - Great Britain

Discrimination in law enforcement - United States

Discrimination in law enforcement - Great Britain

Electronic books.

Lingua di pubblicazione

Inglese

Formato

Materiale a stampa

Livello bibliografico

Monografia

Note generali

Description based upon print version of record.

Nota di bibliografia

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Nota di contenuto

""Book Title""; ""Table of Contents""; ""List of Tables and Figures""; ""Table 4.1 Demographics of US Survey Respondents""; ""Table 4.2 US Survey Respondents� Sexual Orientation and Relationship Status""; ""Table 4.3 US Survey Respondents� Reasons for Choosing Law Enforcement Careers""; ""Table 4.4 Differential Treatment Reported by US Survey Respondents""; ""Table 4.5 Demographics of UK Survey Respondents""; ""Table 4.6 UK Survey Respondents� Sexual Orientation and Relationship Status""; ""Table 4.7 UK Survey Respondents� Reasons for Choosing Law Enforcement Careers""

""Table 4.8 Differential Treatment Reported by UK Survey Respondents""""Table 5.1 Openly Lesbian and Gay Police Chiefs""; ""Table 5.2 Communities with Lesbian and Gay Liaison Officers, and Their Missions""; ""Table 6.1 Factors Affecting Public Service Delivery""; ""Table 6.2 Hate Crimes Reported in Washington, D.C., 1998�2009, by Basis of Bias""; ""Figure 4.1 Equal Employment Barriers Faced by US Survey Respondents""; ""Figure 4.2 Access Points Reported by US Survey



Respondents""; ""Figure 4.3 Equal Employment Barriers Faced by UK Survey Respondents""

""Figure 4.4 Access Points Reported by UK Survey Respondents""""Acknowledgments""; ""1-Lesbian and Gay Police Officers""; ""Why This Case Matters""; ""Similarities Between the US and UK Experiences""; ""Overview of the Book""; ""Note""; ""2-Old Issues,New Realities""; ""Employment Discrimination Based on Sexual Orientation""; ""Managing Disclosure""; ""Lesbians and Gay Men in Policing""; ""Police Agencies and Failure""; ""Planned Change to Address Organizational Failure""; ""Eight Essential Elements of the Model of Planned Change""; ""Implications of Successful Planned Change""

""Why This Case Matters""""Conclusion""; ""3-Law Enforcement�s Move Toward Diversity""; ""Early Policing in the United Kingdom""; ""Early Policing in the United States""; ""Stonewall: The Birth of the Lesbian and Gay Rights Movement""; ""Unrest in the United Kingdom""; ""Community Policing""; ""Legacies of the Stephen Lawrence Inquiry""; ""Police Community Support Officers""; ""Community Policing: Not a Perfect Model""; ""Community Policing in Lesbian and Gay Communities""; ""Measurable Outcomes of Community Policing""; ""Conclusion""; ""Note""; ""4-Officer Experiences and Perceptions""

""Police Officers in the United States""""Survey of US Lesbian and Gay Officers""; ""Police Officers in the United Kingdom""; ""Survey of UK Lesbian and Gay Officers""; ""Comparing the US and UK Surveys""; ""Conclusion""; ""Notes""; ""5-Unique Roles, Unique Contributions""; ""Factors Influencing Broader Acceptance""; ""Women in Policing as Trailblazers""; ""Lesbian and Gay Officers: Types of Service""; ""Measurable Outcomes in Policing""; ""Conclusion""; ""Notes""; ""6-Urban and Rural Contexts""; ""Washington, D.C., and the Metropolitan Police Department""

""Wiltshire, United Kingdom, and the Wiltshire Constabulary""