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Gender-biased policing is a term used to capture certain law enforcement practices that are rooted in (conscious or unconscious) gender stereotypes, have a discriminatory and disproportionate impact on women, and subject women and LGBT people to harassment, violence, or hostility by police officers. Gender-biased policing occurs most often in ...
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Gender bias in policing practices is a form of 2 discrimination that may result in LEAs providing less protection to certain victims on the basis of gender, failing to respond to crimes that disproportionately harm people of a particular gender or offering reduced or less robust services due to a reliance on gender stereotypes. Gender bias ...
With explicit bias, individuals link groups (e.g., groups based on gender, race/ethnicity, sexual orientation) to negative stereotypes. Those stereotypes impact the person’s perceptions and behavior, producing discriminatory behavior that is deliberate. Racism is an example of explicit bias.
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Aug 11, 2021 · While gender-responsive policing is gaining momentum around the world, intersecting forms of bias and discrimination within the justice sector stops many women and girls from receiving the help they need.
Jan 14, 2022 · Domestic violence, sexual assault, and other forms of gender-based violence (GBV) are pandemics that are globally ubiquitous, despite decades of efforts to address these ills through public health, criminal justice, education, and social welfare sectors.
Oct 28, 2022 · It utilizes the social justice theorizing of Nancy Fraser to enrich insights from the organizational justice, gender equality, and policing literature to articulate a productive and comprehensive approach to addressing gender and other forms of injustice within policing organizations.
This briefing paper defines and provides examples of gender-biased policing, suggests ways for police departments to address bias that may underlie certain practices and policies, and offers steps advocates can take to work toward police reform.
