Assigned Reading: Thistlewaite and Wooldredge, Part 1, Chapter 6, Female Police Officers: Do female police officers perform as well as male officers? pp. 115-123.

After reading the article answer the following questions in a discussion posting:

You must also comment on two of your classmate's postings by the end of the week.

1. Do you think the methodology used to complete this study was valid?

2. What limitations do you see, if any, in the way the study was conducted?

3. Given the fact that female officers are part of most mainstream police agencies are these findings any different today than in 1974? Why or Why not?