Women police service in the Republic of Slovenia as a symptom of feminization of police units in the European Union countries Cover Image

Służba kobiet w policji Republiki Słowenii jako przejaw feminizacji formacji policyjnych państw Unii Europejskiej
Women police service in the Republic of Slovenia as a symptom of feminization of police units in the European Union countries

Author(s): Anna Lasota
Subject(s): Politics / Political Sciences, Social Sciences, Gender Studies, Gender history, Security and defense, EU-Accession / EU-DEvelopment, Social Norms / Social Control
Published by: Uniwersytet Przyrodniczo-Humanistyczny w Siedlcach
Keywords: women;feminization;police;Slovenia;European Union

Summary/Abstract: Article contains review of the women service in police formations in the Republic of Slovenia. It shows the organizational structure of the Slovenian police, the history of women employment in this formation and current statistics of women police service. Important part of the article states about European Service of Policewomen, because Slovenian police takes part in this initiative. Main aim of this article is to present women service in police formations, including the reasons for choosing this path of their career. No less important is social perception of the way how activities and requests taken by this highly female-dominated police. Author also shows how cooperation between male and woman police officers can influence the effectiveness of police operations.

  • Issue Year: 2/2016
  • Issue No: 1
  • Page Range: 94-105
  • Page Count: 12
  • Language: Polish