Female police officers in Texas: Perceptions of colleagues and stress

Abstract

The purpose of this study is to examine the perceptions of Texas female police officers toward their colleagues. Further, the study measures respondents’ perceptions regarding work‐related stress. An independent sample t‐test analysis was conducted while controlling for the percentage of female officers working at participating Texas law enforcement agencies. Overall, the findings suggest that the percentage of female officers employed in a particular law enforcement agency did not produce a statistically significant impact on respondents’ perceptions of their male/female counterparts or stress‐related issues.

Citation

Taylor Greene, H. and del Carmen, A. (2002), "Female police officers in Texas: Perceptions of colleagues and stress", Policing: An International Journal, Vol. 25 No. 2, pp. 385-398. https://doi.org/10.1108/13639510210429428