Women Police in Contemporary China - Gender and Policing

This is the first book to look at women in policing in the mainland of the People's Republic of China. Informed by empirical data as well as rich secondary information drawn from a wide range of published materials, and written by a former police officer in China, this book offers a detailed discussion of key issues concerning women in the Chinese police.

Mainly drawing on face-to-face interviews with police officers and student probationers in multiple force areas, Women Police in Contemporary China offers rich insights into women's lives in Chinese policing. The book first discusses how Chinese women were introduced to the male-only organisation and their representation in the Chinese police today. It elaborates women's experiences as female officers in the police and, more specifically, their everyday work, contributions to policing, women police's own perceptions of their roles and positions in the police profession and the gendered challenges and concerns facing them. It also looks at police occupational culture from a gendered lens.

This book is illuminating reading for all those engaged in policing studies, gender and justice, policymaking, comparative criminal justice and all those interested in a woman's role in the Chinese police.

Sommario

1.Introduction 2.Researching Women in Policing in China 3.Entry and Early Evolution of Women Police 4.Female Police at Work 5.Women’s Roles and Positions in Policing 6.Self-Reflections of Female Police Officers 7.Conclusions

Info autore

Anqi Shen is Professor of Law at Northumbria Law School, Northumbria University, Newcastle upon Tyne, United Kingdom.

Riassunto

This is the first book to look at women in policing in China. Informed by empirical data as well as rich secondary information drawn from a wide range of published materials, and written by a former police officer in China, this book offers a detailed discussion of key issues concerning women in the Chinese police.

Dettagli sul prodotto

• Autori: Anqi Shen, Shen Anqi
• Editore: Taylor & Francis Ltd.
• Lingue: Inglese
• Formato: Tascabile
• Pubblicazione: 25.09.2023
• EAN: 9781032109442
• ISBN: 978-1-0-3210944-2
• Pagine: 172
• Serie: Routledge Studies in Policing and Society
• Categorie: Scienze naturali, medicina, informatica, tecnica > Geoscienze > Geografia; Scienze sociali, diritto, economia > Diritto > Diritto penale, diritto processuale penale, criminologia; China, SOCIAL SCIENCE / Gender Studies, SOCIAL SCIENCE / Criminology, Regional Studies, Regional / International studies, Police & security services, Gender studies: women, Crime and criminology, Crime & criminology, Gender studies: women and girls, Police and security services, Police law & police procedures, Police law and police procedures