Female police officers in Pakistan diverse realities, continuities and change / Sadaf Ahmad.
| Author/creator | Ahmad, Sadaf |
| Format | Electronic |
| Publication Info | London ; New York : I.B. Tauris, 2025. |
| Description | pages cm |
| Supplemental Content | Full text available from eBooks on EBSCOhost |
| Subjects |
| Contents | Policing : A Historical, Cultural Product -- 'I am very happy!' Knowledge Production in a Hierarchical Field -- Lower-ranked Female Police Officers : Spotlighting the Gendered Organization -- Lower-ranked Female Police Officers : Spotlighting the Family and Community -- Privileges, Possibilities and Differentials : Female Officers in the Senior Ranks -- 'Woman thaanas' : an Ambiguous Status -- 'Culture bara heavy hai' (The culture is strong) : Examining the Role of Gender, Organization and State in Police Corruption -- The Complexities of Police Violence : Organizational Logics, Constraints and Moral Subjectivities -- Continuity and Change : The Complexity of Gender Progress. |
| Abstract | "This book is the first to examine women's experiences of working in the police in Pakistan. It draws on extensive ethnographic research including interviews with 250 female officers and a few hundred hours of observation. Adopting a postcolonial and intersectional approach, the book sheds light on the diversity of women's experiences of recruitment, policing and career prospects and how these differ across rank, cadre and region. It reveals why some female officers are able to support women's access to justice and facilitate gendered change among the police while others reproduce dominant organisational - and sometimes even patriarchal - values and systems"-- Provided by publisher. |
| Bibliography note | Includes bibliographical references and index. |
| Access restriction | Available only to authorized users. |
| Technical details | Mode of access: World Wide Web |
| Genre/form | Electronic books. |
| LCCN | 2025016212 |
| ISBN | 9780755657681 (hardback) |
| ISBN | 9780755657698 (paperback) |
| ISBN | (epub) |
| ISBN | (pdf) |
Availability
| Library | Location | Call Number | Status | Item Actions |
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| Electronic Resources | Access Content Online | ✔ Available |