Restoring trust in the police: Why female officers reduce suspicions of corruption

• 成果类型: Article
• 署名作者: Barnes, Tiffany D.; Beaulieu, Emily; Saxton, Gregory W.
• 署名单位: University of Kentucky
• 刊物名称: GOVERNANCE-AN INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL OF POLICY ADMINISTRATION AND INSTITUTIONS
• ISSN/ISSBN: 0952-1895
• DOI: 10.1111/gove.12281
• 发表日期: 2018
• 关键词: fairer sex; STEREOTYPE ACTIVATION; gender stereotypes; risk-aversion; women; perceptions; preferences; networks; JUDGMENT; WILL

摘要

Recent studies show a clear link between women in government and reduced concerns about corruption. Until now, it remains unclear which underlying attitudes about women explain the perception that they will reduce corruption. Using a survey question about adding women to a police force, with an embedded experimental treatment, we examine three distinct stereotypes that might explain the power of women to reduce concerns about corruption: gender stereotypes of women as more ethical and honest, the perception of women as political outsiders, and beliefs that women are generally more risk averse. We find that people do perceive women as more effective at combating corruption, and these perceptions are greatly enhanced when information about women's outsider status and risk aversion is provided.