Breaking the brass ceiling : women police chiefs and their paths to the top / by Dorothy Moses Schulz.
Schulz, Dorothy Moses.
2004
HV8139 .S33 2004 (Mapit)
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Title Breaking the brass ceiling : women police chiefs and their paths to the top / by Dorothy Moses Schulz.
Author Schulz, Dorothy Moses.
ISBN 9780275981808 (alk. paper)
0275981800 (alk. paper)
Imprint Westport, Conn. : Praeger Publishers, 2004.
Language English
Description xv, 241 p. ; 25 cm.
Call Number HV8139 .S33 2004
Dewey Decimal Classification 363.2/092/273
Summary Constituting fewer than 15% of the nation's police officers, women have found it especially difficult to rise through the ranks and achieve higher posts. Here, those few women who have made it to the top -- about 1% of the chiefs and sheriffs in American policing -- share their stories and describe the challenges they faced as they rose to their positions. Each of the chiefs competed for their offices with other candidates, almost always male. The sheriffs -- virtually all elected officials--faced other challenges and came under even closer scrutiny. While few in number, these "top cops" illustrate the emergence of women as more than token leaders of American sheriff and police departments. They are unique groundbreakers who have managed to breach the brass ceiling.
Bibliography, etc. Note Includes bibliographical references (p. [225]-229)and index.
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How it all began : what is a nice girl like you doing in a place like this?
Women in non-traditional professions : law enforcement is big business
The road to the chief's chair : early trailblazers and the long climb to the top
Twists and turns on the road to the top : decisions and detours along the way
One-agency chiefs : local girls break brass at home
Family power brings political power : from sheriff's wife to sheriff
Modern women sheriffs : getting elected on their own
Big-city pioneers : the women who broke the bulletproof barriers
Twenty-first century women : is the playing field finally level?
Women police chiefs and sheriffs : a collective portrait.

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