Women appear no more likely to call in for support or assistance and have been found to be as capable as male officers when dealing with violent or angry members of the public (Grennan, 1987). Empirical evidence suggests that female officers have an advantage in dangerous situations because their demeanor is generally less threatening (Sherman, 1975) and that they are more likely to calm a potentially violent situation and avoid injury to all of the participants (Grennan, 1987)...
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Feelings of isolation and perceived hostility from co-workers have been suggested s potential problems for the female officer (Wexler & Logan, 1983). Davis (1984) suggested that female and male officers do not differ in their experience of work-related stress; greater that 50 % of both sexes fall into the high-stress response category...
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