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18 Women & Crim. Just. 1 (2006-2007)

handle is hein.journals/wwcj18 and id is 1 raw text is: Are We There Yet? The Progress of Women in One Large Law Enforcement Agency Kimberly A. Lonsway ABSTRACT. Women have entered the field of law enforcement in increasing numbers and played a critical role in the development of modern policing. Yet the number of women in law enforcement has re- mained small and the pace of increase slow. The present study was con- ducted to evaluate the status of women and their progress within one large law enforcement agency. At the time of the survey administration, only 2.65% of the sworn personnel within this agency were female. Thus, all of the female (N = 69), minority male (N = 293), and a random sample of the white male (N= 301) sworn personnel were administered a lengthy questionnaire assessing their personal and professional charac- teristics, health and well-being, attitudes toward diversity in policing, and a wide range of experiences and opinions regarding agency policies and practices. Findings suggest that considerable progress has been Kimberly A. Lonsway, PhD, is affiliated with the National Center for Women & Policing, San Luis Obispo, CA. The author currently serves as Research Director for End Violence Against Women (EVAW) International. Address correspondence to: Kimberly A. Lonsway, National Center for Women & Policing, 1136 Fuller Road, San Luis Obispo, CA 93401 (E-mail: klonsway@ charter.net). The author would like to gratefully acknowledge the contributions of Chief Penny Harrington, Katherine Spillar, Margaret Moore, Patricia Aguirre, Elizabeth Koenig, and personnel with the surveyed agency who must remain anonymous. This research was conducted while the author served as Research Director for the National Center for Women & Policing, which provided partial funding along with the large law enforcement agency itself. Women & Criminal Justice, Vol. 18(1/2) 2006 Available online at http://wcj.haworthpress.com @ 2006 by The Haworth Press, Inc. All rights reserved. doi:10.1300/J012v18n01_01 1

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