How does the perspective of Williams and Murphy fit in with Goldstein’s perspective?

How does the perspective of Williams and Murphy fit in with Goldstein’s perspective?

How does it supplement it or draw attention to aspects of policing that Goldstein may have ignored? How may Goldstein’s account of “policing in a free society” supplement the perspective put forth by Williams and Murphy? Can you think of any current events or recent news stories that are reflective of some of the concepts engaged with in these passages?

What does the Rabe-Hemp piece contribute to a discussion of police culture? What characteristics of police culture do you think are “unavailable” to women police officers? Do you think this is a fair characterization? To what degree might women in the police force themselves contribute to the occupational culture? What are the ways in which women police officers are stereotyped? How do they view themselves? How does the stereotype of the woman police officer go against the grain as far as what constitutes the “monolithic” conception of police culture discussed during the first lecture on policing?

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