importance of gender in police culture?

Question

advantages and disadvantages of mixed gender in policing culture

Answer 1

I think it is fairly important to have both male and female police officers as long as its not done as a token gesture

Answer 2

I have worked in EMS and Fire with females and can honestly say that 98% of the time, there was never any consideration about their sexuality as far as the job went.
I have also had the opportunity to interact with female police officers and have found them all to be professional and capable, never a problem.
Then again, i also live in the US; I don't know if your question is specific to any particular culture or country.
The problems that have arisen were due to concerns about whether or not the person was hired because of "affirmative action". This is the awful act of hiring someone not because of their ability or experience but simply because they will show that the organization has a set number or minorites or women at work.
A police academy graduate gets passed over for the assignment in a particular city. The post instead goes to a female who was twenty points behind this guy all through the academy - all so that the city in question can say, "We have 600 police officers, of which 250 are women."
In my mind skill outweighs sex any time.

Answer 3

in words of having the activity achieved, there are not any. men, will continually be distracted by technique of girls human beings and could have a tendency to compete with one yet another particularly than focusing on the activity. This is going doubly for the defense force.