Women in Law Enforcement Careers A Guide for Preparing and Succeeding

Vivian Lord and Ken Peak have combined their 60 years of policing and academic experience to write the definitive book for women of all ages interested in entering the often daunting, veiled world of policing. In a blunt, no-nonsense fashion, Lord and Peak comprehensively address the issues facing women eager to cross the thin blue line into this traditionally male-oriented occupation. How can women prepare for the selection process? What are the variety of jobs available to women in the policing world? How do women deal with the challenges of male prejudice? How does the general public react to female officers? How does policing affect their personal relationships? What are the unique issues of female officers of color? Lord and Peak first pulled together a plethora of varied and scattered studies that evaluate and analyze the role of women in policing. Then, to bring a human voice and conscience to those studies, the authors interviewed more than 50 veteran street officers, investigators, supervisors, and police chiefs who are in law enforcement, to answer many of the questions women might have about working in the law enforcement community.Lord, Vivian B. is the author of 'Women in Law Enforcement Careers A Guide for Preparing and Succeeding', published 2004 under ISBN 9780131191297 and ISBN 0131191292.