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This book examines the development of women in the Hong Kong Police
Force (HKP) over the past 68 years, beginning from the early
colonial years when calls to include women in law enforcement first
emerged, to the recruitment of the first female sub-inspector in
1949, and through to the current situation where policewomen
constitute 15% of the total HKP establishment. What accounts for
these developments and what do they tell us about organisational
culture, gender and colonial policing? This interdisciplinary work
is relevant to fields including women's studies, gender studies,
policing studies, criminology, colonial history, sociology, and
organisational studies, and will appeal to academics, students and
lay readers interested in the development of women in policing.
This brief offers an overview of the prevailing debates in police
oversight and accountability through an analysis of policing in
Hong Kong, Japan, and Taiwan. It places emphasis on three major
controversies of oversight: professionalism, representation, and
empowerment. Arguing that traditional models do not accurately
depict variations in police systems in Asia, the volume aims to
bring attention to the implementation of these three concepts and
clearly articulate the power relationship within these Asian police
oversight mechanisms. This brief will be a useful resource for
researchers in policing as well as criminologists, political
scientists, and sociologists, particularly those specializing in
East Asia.
This book examines the development of women in the Hong Kong Police
Force (HKP) over the past 68 years, beginning from the early
colonial years when calls to include women in law enforcement first
emerged, to the recruitment of the first female sub-inspector in
1949, and through to the current situation where policewomen
constitute 15% of the total HKP establishment. What accounts for
these developments and what do they tell us about organisational
culture, gender and colonial policing? This interdisciplinary work
is relevant to fields including women's studies, gender studies,
policing studies, criminology, colonial history, sociology, and
organisational studies, and will appeal to academics, students and
lay readers interested in the development of women in policing.
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