TY  - BOOK
AU  - Colvin,Roddrick A.
TI  - Gay and Lesbian Cops: Diversity and Effective Policing
SN  - 9781588269348
AV  - HV8024 -- .C658 2012eb 
U1  - 363.2086/64 
PY  - 2012///
CY  - Boulder, CO
PB  - Lynne Rienner Publishers
KW  - Gay police officers -- United States
KW  - Gay police officers -- Great Britain
KW  - Lesbian police officers -- United States
KW  - Lesbian police officers -- Great Britain
KW  - Discrimination in law enforcement -- United States
KW  - Discrimination in law enforcement -- Great Britain
KW  - Electronic books
N1  - Intro -- Book Title -- Table of Contents -- List of Tables and Figures -- Table 4.1 Demographics of US Survey Respondents -- Table 4.2 US Survey Respondents' Sexual Orientation and Relationship Status -- Table 4.3 US Survey Respondents' Reasons for Choosing Law Enforcement Careers -- Table 4.4 Differential Treatment Reported by US Survey Respondents -- Table 4.5 Demographics of UK Survey Respondents -- Table 4.6 UK Survey Respondents' Sexual Orientation and Relationship Status -- Table 4.7 UK Survey Respondents' Reasons for Choosing Law Enforcement Careers -- Table 4.8 Differential Treatment Reported by UK Survey Respondents -- Table 5.1 Openly Lesbian and Gay Police Chiefs -- Table 5.2 Communities with Lesbian and Gay Liaison Officers, and Their Missions -- Table 6.1 Factors Affecting Public Service Delivery -- Table 6.2 Hate Crimes Reported in Washington, D.C., 1998-2009, by Basis of Bias -- Figure 4.1 Equal Employment Barriers Faced by US Survey Respondents -- Figure 4.2 Access Points Reported by US Survey Respondents -- Figure 4.3 Equal Employment Barriers Faced by UK Survey Respondents -- Figure 4.4 Access Points Reported by UK Survey Respondents -- Acknowledgments -- 1-Lesbian and Gay Police Officers -- Why This Case Matters -- Similarities Between the US and UK Experiences -- Overview of the Book -- Note -- 2-Old Issues,New Realities -- Employment Discrimination Based on Sexual Orientation -- Managing Disclosure -- Lesbians and Gay Men in Policing -- Police Agencies and Failure -- Planned Change to Address Organizational Failure -- Eight Essential Elements of the Model of Planned Change -- Implications of Successful Planned Change -- Why This Case Matters -- Conclusion -- 3-Law Enforcement's Move Toward Diversity -- Early Policing in the United Kingdom -- Early Policing in the United States; Stonewall: The Birth of the Lesbian and Gay Rights Movement -- Unrest in the United Kingdom -- Community Policing -- Legacies of the Stephen Lawrence Inquiry -- Police Community Support Officers -- Community Policing: Not a Perfect Model -- Community Policing in Lesbian and Gay Communities -- Measurable Outcomes of Community Policing -- Conclusion -- Note -- 4-Officer Experiences and Perceptions -- Police Officers in the United States -- Survey of US Lesbian and Gay Officers -- Police Officers in the United Kingdom -- Survey of UK Lesbian and Gay Officers -- Comparing the US and UK Surveys -- Conclusion -- Notes -- 5-Unique Roles, Unique Contributions -- Factors Influencing Broader Acceptance -- Women in Policing as Trailblazers -- Lesbian and Gay Officers: Types of Service -- Measurable Outcomes in Policing -- Conclusion -- Notes -- 6-Urban and Rural Contexts -- Washington, D.C., and the Metropolitan Police Department -- Wiltshire, United Kingdom, and the Wiltshire Constabulary -- Conclusion -- Notes -- 7-Professional Police Associations -- Emergence of Lesbian and Gay Professional Police Associations in the United States -- Emergence of Lesbian and Gay Professional Police Associations in the United Kingdom -- The Roles of Lesbian and Gay Professional Associations -- Conclusion -- Notes -- 8-Best Practices for Recruitment and Human Resources -- Leadership -- Planned Change -- Recruitment -- Retention -- Conclusion -- Note -- 9-Roadmapfor the Future -- References -- Index -- About the Book
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