Is There a Difference Between Women and Men in the Police?

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Research suggests that there is an over representation of those strengths and traits in women officers. There's absolutely reason to be positive about this, but i think we're pretty optimistic that it's eminently duabled and we're close. It canna feels like we're on the precipice of o much larger and more sustainable change.

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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