Gender, representative bureaucracy, and law enforcement: The case of sexual assault

• 成果类型: Article; Proceedings Paper
• 署名作者: Meier, Kenneth J.; Nicholson-Crotty, Jill
• 署名单位: Texas A&M University System; Texas A&M University College Station; University of Missouri System; University of Missouri Columbia
• 刊物名称: PUBLIC ADMINISTRATION REVIEW
• ISSN/ISSBN: 0033-3352
• DOI: 10.1111/j.1540-6210.2006.00653.x
• 发表日期: 2006
• 页码: 850-860
• 关键词: management

摘要

Using the theory of representative bureaucracy, this paper investigates the relationship between women police officers and sexual assault reports and arrests. The theoretical contribution is to establish a case in which representation is likely to occur, even without a conscious effort on the part of the bureaucrat involved but simply because of the shared experiences of the bureaucrat and the client. Based on a pooled time series of 60 urban areas over an eight-year time frame, this study finds that the percentage Of women police officers is positively associated with the number of reports of sexual assault and with the number of arrests for sexual assault.