Describe the challenges facing women who choose law enforcement as a career
What will be an ideal response?
• Female officers have few female superiors who might be able to mentor them.
• Women must deal with an added layer of scrutiny as male officers may feel that they are unsuited to the job or should be protected while working.
• Women also face the problem of tokenism, or the belief that they have been hired or promoted to fulfill diversity requirements and have not earned their positions.
• Unfortunately, some female officers must deal with sexual harassment on the job.
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a. True b. False
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a. Fourth Amendment b. Fifth Amendment c. Sixth Amendment d. Eighth Amendment
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a. Ethnic minority b. Roughly 15 or 16 years of age c. Male d. Female