women had not really considered policing as a career. But policewomans presence was still not wholly welcome, they were there because chiefs succumbed to pressure from outside reform groups, not because male administrators or officers saw any need for them. Policewomens allies remained other male and female social workers, progressives, clubwomen, and other reformers. (Miller, 1999)Employment opportunities for the female police officer are large. Women will be recruited for many jobs in the field to expand the pool of potential sworn officer. It should be a goal off policing to recruit females so they can be recognized on the streets, making it more of a position that women not in the field of police work an option as a career choice. Allen (1973) States, about women police officers, any question of the value of their contribution to the solution of police problems has long ago been relegated to the limbo of things proved and taken completely for granted. (p.213) The status of women police officers has grown since the beginning of women in the law enforcement field. As many might think that it is an overwhelmingly large amount, it is still generally a small amount. Women were 37% of the labor force in 1979, 45% by 1992 Women hold less than 5% of all senior management jobs across the US. Women's representation in municipal police departments serving populations over 50,000 has grown from 3.4% in 1978 to 9% in 1986 - Women are currently 3.7% of sergeants, 2.5% of lieutenants, 1.4% of command staff. (The feminist majority foundation (1997). The Status of Women in Policing. http://www.feminist.org/default.asp )Now that women are becoming a larger part in the police work force there can be more and sometimes less job related issues. Women may feel more issues have risen because there are more women in the field. Although it could be that women feel more comfortable in the position they hold because more and more women become part of the fi...
