Discuss the challenges women face when they choose a career in ...

[Mr.Thesaxman]

Discuss the challenges women face when they choose a career in law enforcement. It has only been in the last 20 years that women have been actively recruited by
 
  What will be an ideal response?

Question 2

One lawmaker believes that the best way to reduce correctional costs is to privatize the prison system. He makes several arguments as to how privatization of prisons will reduce the overall budget. Which of the following is NOT one of the reasons the lawmaker would give to prove his point?
 
  a. competitive bidding
  b. fewer programs to inmates
  c. labor costs
  d. less red tape

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Answer to Question 1

o police departments.

o Women continue to be underrepresented in law enforcement.
Women faced added scrutiny as police officers, which leads to the low levels of
o women serving as police officers.
Women hold very few leadership positions in American policing. Fewer than
o 1 of all police chiefs are women and consequently there are few superior officers who can mentor women.
Many male police officers feel that women are mentally soft, physically weak, and unsuited for law enforcement. Women are often denied the opportunity to
o prove themselves because the male officers try to protect them from hazardous
situations.
Women also face the problem of tokenism, which is the belief that they have
o only been hired to meet diversity requirements.

Answer to Question 2

b