Canadian Royal Mounted Police Case Study

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Every generation of law enforcers deals with issues unique to their field. Canadian Royal Mounted Police (RCMP) corporal Terry Burns (2015), believes public perception, funding, staffing and equipment are some of the greatest issues 21st century Canadian police forces are facing (November 5, 2015, personal communication). Inspector Rosemary Hawkins (2015) with the Calgary Police service also acknowledges sexism, government control, drugs and gangs, and media coverage of law enforcement as modern issues to policing (October 23, 2015, personal communication).
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The RCMP have been subject to lawsuits for mistreatment of women on the job, ranging from a generally hateful work environment to issues as severe as sexual assault (CBC, 2012, para. 3). Many investigations have been made into the RCMP’s misogyny and sexual assault claims, but the reputation of the RCMP has been tainted and many female law enforcement officers are discouraged from working for the RCMP (MacQueen, 2011, para. 2 & 17). Sexism in the RCMP has been publicized in the media, but sexism in policing is universal. Chan, Doran, and Marel (2010) notice sexism is built into the general framework for Australian policing and that men and women in policing are often forced to abide to stereotypical gender norms (p. 429). Duxbury and Higgins (2012) found that although women are represented equally among the higher ranks of police forces, they earn less than their male counterparts even though women usually have a higher education (p. 21). Sexism affects both men and women in law enforcement, but is a universal issue usually affecting women in the

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