The 2nd International Islamic Women Police Conference on Gender Responsive Policing: Building Synergies for Gender Reforms in Law Enforcement Aliya Sethi Abstract The second International Islamic Women Police Conference was organized in Pakistan in November 2011 as a part of the gender responsive police reforms introduced by the Gender Responsive Policing Project. The theme of the event, […]

Vigilantism and the Police: Assessing the Perception of Pakistani Women about the Gender Related Ineffectiveness of the Police and the Preference for Vigilante Acts in Lahore Qaisar Khalid Mahmood, Ishtiaq Ahmad, and Mazhar Hussain Bhutta Abstract The ineffectiveness of the police is considered one of the leading factors in promoting vigilante acts in Pakistan. Due to the gender […]

Sensitive Policing Practices: Handling Women and Vulnerable Groups Humaira Masihudddin Abstract The sensitive handling of victims of crime, specifically women and other vulnerable groups in society, has become a matter of great concern not only in most criminal justice organizations across the globe but also within international organizations, i.e. UN, EU, USAID, etc. This issue […]

Personal Perspectives: Challenges for Women in Policing within the Caribbean Karen Lancaster-Ellis Abstract Female police officers in the Caribbean have faced the same challenges as their counterparts in North America and other democratic nations. Sexual harassment, gender discrimination, and organizational reservations to assigning females to many patrol or investigative assignments and promoting them to decision […]

Networking Women: The Australasian Council of Women and Policing Helen McDermott Abstract The challenges presently being faced by women police officers in Pakistan are not unique to that country. Nations in Asia and the Pacific have formed the Australasian Council of Women and Policing to address the needs and concerns of female law enforcement personnel. […]

Assessing Gender-Responsive Approaches to Community Policing: A Comparison between the United States and South Korea Robert D. Hanser and Nathan R. Moran Abstract In this article, several assertions regarding women in policing in general, as well as the state of affairs regarding gender responsive policing, in particular, will be presented. In addition, a succinct comparison between […]

Gender Responsive Policing and Women in Law Enforcement Comments from the Guest Editor When one thinks of the interaction of women and the policing profession, three main issues come to mind. What steps have law enforcement administrators taked to ensure that females are properly represented in front line, supervisory, and executive positions? How do criminal justice […]