The Differences Between Men and Women in Policing

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Policing is an especially hyper masculinized profession. It was predominantly held by and designed for men, which makes progress a little bit more complicated. There's over 18 thousand different police departments in this country,. And no sort of central ized federal leadership about standards to assess whether not somebody can do the job or not.

Police departments across the US are signing a pledge to increase the share of women in their ranks, hoping the move will help reduce excessive force by officers. Researchers say it’s not that simple.

This episode was produced by Victoria Chamberlin, edited by Matthew Collette, fact-checked by Laura Bullard, engineered by Paul Mounsey, and hosted by Sean Rameswaram.

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