Status of Policewoman in England Written By: Penny Dick - Catherine Castle

The present article deals with issues and problems about the status of policewoman in England and follows the aim of location of dilemma of departments in employment and retention of the policewomen; because in certain special situations they are unable to accomplish the missions and expectations of the police department. The article reviews the formation of the police affairs based on the social structures and that why women are inclined to overcome the difficulties of the present structure of the police job. Moreover, the interviews have been conducted on interactive and face-to-face basis about the occupational specifications of the policewomen. The article uses principles of “Foucault (3)” to examine the relations between forces in two dimensions of useful social-cultural grounds and topics with which individuals form their identity. This is a structural rule (principle) which would lead to women’s satisfaction toward overcoming the present police structure.