Re-theorizing the progress of women in policing: An alternative perspective from the Global South

Women’s entry into policing, a traditionally masculine occupation, has been theorized almost entirely through a liberal feminist theoretical lens where equality with men is the end target. From this theoretical viewpoint, women’s police stations in the Global South established specifically to respon...

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Published in:Theoretical criminology 2023-05, Vol.27 (2), p.283-304
Main Authors: Carrington, Kerry, Rodgers, Jess, Sozzo, Máximo, Puyol, María Victoria
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
Criminology
Epistemology
Equality
Feminism
Feminist theory
Gender-based violence
Law enforcement
Masculinity
Police
Police stations
Policing
Women
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Summary:Women’s entry into policing, a traditionally masculine occupation, has been theorized almost entirely through a liberal feminist theoretical lens where equality with men is the end target. From this theoretical viewpoint, women’s police stations in the Global South established specifically to respond to gender violence have been conceptualized as relics from the past. We argue that this approach is based on a global epistemology that privileges the Global North as the normative benchmark from which to define progress. Framed by southern criminology, we offer an alternative way of theorizing the progress of women in policing using women’s police stations that emerged in Latin America in the 1980s, specifically those in the Province of Buenos Aires, Argentina.
ISSN:1362-4806
1461-7439
DOI:10.1177/13624806221099631