A Survey Of Maternity Policies And Pregnancy Accommodations In American Police Departments

Keywords

maternity; policy adoption; policy implementation; pregnancy; women police

Abstract

As police organizations in the United States accommodate pregnancy through the adoption and the implementation of disability and maternity policies, managers must negotiate the institutional pressures and organizational conflicts inherent to allocating resources. This study establishes a record of maternity policies in US agencies and indicates that maternity leave has morphed into family leave, with agencies reporting resources invested in paternity leave, and shared family leave. While prior research has suggested a lack of policy in American police departments, this research confirms that maternity and light duty policies have been established.

Publication Date

5-4-2015

Publication Title

Police Practice and Research

Volume

16

Issue

3

Number of Pages

239-253

Document Type

Article

Personal Identifier

scopus

DOI Link

https://doi.org/10.1080/15614263.2013.872988

Socpus ID

84925167759 (Scopus)

Source API URL

https://api.elsevier.com/content/abstract/scopus_id/84925167759

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