{"id":1098,"date":"2016-10-26T08:30:52","date_gmt":"2016-10-26T13:30:52","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/thesocietypages.org\/trot\/?p=1098"},"modified":"2016-10-31T10:49:53","modified_gmt":"2016-10-31T15:49:53","slug":"women-in-law-enforcement","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/thesocietypages.org\/trot\/2016\/10\/26\/women-in-law-enforcement\/","title":{"rendered":"Women in Law Enforcement"},"content":{"rendered":"
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Protests broke out throughout Tulsa, Oklahoma the night an unarmed black man, <\/span>Terence Crutcher<\/span><\/a>, was shot and killed by a white female\u00a0police officer, Betty Shelby. Police killings have surged in mainstream media since the 2014 shooting deaths of young black men\u00a0like\u00a0Michael Brown and Eric Garner, shootings that have overwhelmingly involved male law enforcement officials. As a result,\u00a0female\u00a0police officers and the likelihood that they will use unnecessary force have\u00a0largely been excluded from the conversation.<\/span><\/p>\n

Findings in this area, however, are\u00a0mixed. Some report that there are no significant differences between use of force by men and women when making arrests, except for the fact that use of force encounters for women were slightly less likely to employ a weapon and produce injury. Others, however, noted that female police officers are less likely to use force and suggest that a greater female\u00a0presence may reduce violent interactions with citizens.<\/span><\/h5>\n