Sociology StudentI did not know that police officers had the ability to file 'charges of cowardice' against one another. Officers should certainly be able to report co-workers who are objectively not doing their job--that's a different story. But cowardliness seems like such a subjective concept and I presume it to be difficult to argue on both sides. I also assume that, due to stereotypes, there is a gender discrepancy is measures of cowardliness. #so345
jr@greengrass67 the gender discrepancy discussion in Hunt's article says: "women officers are viewed as incompetent street cops" because they are believed to be "physically weak, naturally passive, and emotionally vulnerable" (319). In turn, these officers then look to be overly aggressive to try to overcome the sexual bias they have been subjected to. The answer, in my opinion, should not be continued use of force as a compensation for others' perceptions (as seen in rookies too) #so345