scholarly journals Gender and Police Leadership: An Analysis of Metropolitan Police Departments in South Africa

2021 ◽  
Vol 10 ◽  
pp. 1333-1341
Author(s):  
Dee Khosa ◽  
Keyword(s):  
South Africa ◽  
Law Enforcement ◽  
Women In Leadership ◽  
Gender Inequalities ◽  
Police Departments ◽  
Metropolitan Police ◽  
Representation Of Women ◽  
Active Population ◽  
Management Positions ◽  
The Law

Despite a number of initiatives aimed at improving the representation and progressive of women in the law enforcement. Studies continue to document the persistence of gender inequality within law enforcement agencies all over the world and South Africa is not an exception. This article bring to light gender inequalities in the law enforcement sector where women in leadership ranks remains low. Historically, the police career was male-dominated and females were not allowed to work in the police. Therefore, equal gender representation in the workplace should by now be at an advanced developmental stage in South Africa since the abolition of discrimination rules. The Commission on Employment Equity of South Africa reported that women comprised 44.8% of the economically active population, yet males were still in charge of senior management positions in South African industries including the law enforcement environment. The data was collected from female officers from Metropolitan Police departments in Gauteng province. The findings suggest that culture, stereotypes, economic and socio-political dynamics, and physical fitness were perceived as barriers that hindered the representation of women into senior leadership positions.

Enabling and empowering women in leadership in South African universities – Assessing needs and designing a response

2021 ◽  
pp. 089202062098195
Author(s):  
Oliver Seale ◽  
Patrick Fish ◽  
Birgit Schreiber
Keyword(s):  
Higher Education ◽  
South Africa ◽  
Leadership Development ◽  
South African ◽  
Gender Equity ◽  
Women In Leadership ◽  
Senior Leadership ◽  
Leadership And Management ◽  
Content Development ◽  
Management Positions

Gender equity and women’s access to senior leadership and management positions in universities are a major challenge not only in South Africa but on the African continent, too. For women to take up senior leadership roles more potently, it is essential that they not only cope with and compete in patriarchal systems but more so, are equipped to change patriarchal hegemony and shift the management discourse and culture to a pluralistic leadership culture where transformational leadership becomes the norm and praxis. This paper examines a needs analysis for leadership and professional development competencies of women in senior leadership positions in South African higher education and presents the discussion on these findings, based on the data collected from 74 participants. The conclusion reveals the participants’ enthusiasm for personal leadership development as well as their readiness for impacting their leadership contexts. These findings, in turn, shape the content development of the Women in Leadership programme, designed by Higher Education Leadership and Management under the auspices of Universities South Africa.

scholarly journals WAYS TO IMPROVE THE DEVELOPMENT OF STAFF CAPACITY OF THE NATIONAL POLICE

2021 ◽  
Vol 1 (1) ◽  
pp. 165-173
Author(s):  
Tetyana Koliesnik ◽  
Keyword(s):  
Law Enforcement ◽  
Personnel Management ◽  
Police Officers ◽  
Personal Growth ◽  
Personal Development ◽  
Professional Activities ◽  
Management Positions ◽  
The Law ◽  
National Police ◽  
Selection Of

The article is devoted to the issues of improving the development of staff capacity and human resource management in the National Police of Ukraine. It is analyzed the domestic and foreign experience of personnel management in the police as an important factor in achieving the strict observance of human rights by police, the implementation of their service function, the formation of new motivation of professional development for police, the development of communication skills and other professionally important individual psychological qualities. The purpose of the article, in accordance with a clearly formulated and properly updated thematic problem, is a research of problematic aspects of administrative and legal providing the training for the National Police of Ukraine and ways’ identification of their improvement on the base of analysis of national and international legislation and generalization of its implementation. The new requirements facing law enforcement managers today require the mastering modern approaches to personnel management. In the middle of the world's progressive concepts of police management in democracies is a human, the policeman, who is considered as the greatest value. The effective management systems are focused primarily on professional and personal growth, development of general and special skills of police officers so that they will be maximally used in professional activities, will be useful to society, contribute to the effectiveness of the law enforcement system. Of course, it is extremely difficult to achieve 100% job vacancies, but there are things that the leadership of the Ministry of Internal Affairs and the National Police can do today to solve the problem of staffing. Summarizing the above, it should be noted that the issue of improving staff policy in the police is relevant, as currently there are not clearly such aspects as: professional selection of candidates for police service and holding vacant management positions; motivation, stimulation and personal development of staff. Therefore, in order to fully implement the requirements of the Law of Ukraine “On the National Police of Ukraine” and increase the efficiency of staff management of the National Police, it is advisable to develop Regulations on the Personnel Department of the National Police of Ukraine to regulate staff issues.

„Die gläserne Decke sichtbar machen!“ Egalitäre Verteilung der Haus- und Familienarbeit als Voraussetzung für egalitäre Karrierechancen

2020 ◽  
Vol 61 (4) ◽  
pp. 205-216
Author(s):  
Stefan Huf
Keyword(s):  
Women In Leadership ◽  
Leadership Positions ◽  
Family Responsibilities ◽  
Women In Management ◽  
Representation Of Women ◽  
Career Opportunities ◽  
Management Positions ◽  
Family Division ◽  
Frauen In Führungspositionen ◽  
Personnel Policies

Abstract The glass ceiling is a common metaphor for describing the under-representation of women in leadership positions. According to this metaphor, there are invisible barriers which prevent women from being promoted to management positions. The article explores the causes for the under-representation of women in management positions. Specifically, it argues that, in view of the traditional domestic and family division of labor, it is rational that personnel policies favor career opportunities for men rather than women. An egalitarian distribution of domestic and family responsibilities is therefore a basis prerequisite for egalitarian career opportunities. Zusammenfassung Die gläserne Decke ist eine seit Jahrzehnten populäre Metapher, um die Unterrepräsentanz von Frauen in Führungspositionen abzubilden. Demnach bestehen in Unternehmen unsichtbare Barrieren, die Frauen davon abhalten, obere Managementpositionen zu erreichen. Der Beitrag geht der Frage nach den Ursachen für die Unterrepräsentanz von Frauen in Führungspositionen nach und zeigt auf, warum angesichts der tradierten häus­lichen, familialen Arbeitsteilung eine rationale betriebliche Personalpolitik eher Männern als Frauen Karrierechancen eröffnet. Eine egalitäre Verteilung der Haus- und Familien­arbeit zwischen den Geschlechtern ist demnach eine Grundvoraussetzung für egalitäre Karrierechancen.

Penerapan Hukum Wakaf Uang di Indonesia Perspektif Legal System Theory

2018 ◽  
Vol 11 (1) ◽  
pp. 79-92 ◽  
Author(s):  
Masdar Masdar
Keyword(s):  
System Theory ◽  
Law Enforcement ◽  
Legal System ◽  
Legal Culture ◽  
Point Of View ◽  
Law Enforcement Agencies ◽  
Muslim Society ◽  
The Law ◽  
The Government

Cash waqf in Indonesia has been long enough implemented based on some rules enacted by government and other rules defined by The Waqf Board of Indonesia (BWI). However, the implementation of cash waqf has not reached the level of success. Therefore, this article studies the application of cash waqf law in Indonesia according to Friedman’s legal system theory. The legal system theory of Friedman firstly looks at the substance of the law, which is the rules or regulations; and secondly it examines the structure of the law, encompassing the law enforcement agencies, such as judge, prosecutor, police and legal counselors. And lastly the theory examines the element of legal culture, which is a response from Muslim society. The first two examinations indicate that there is nothing to be a problem. But from the last examination there is a problem regarding the trust from Muslim society. From the legal culture point of view, the implementation of cash waqf by the government, which is performed by BWI, needs attracting society’s credentials in order to improve and maximize the performance of cash waqf in Indonesia.

Influential Factors in The Law Enforcement Process of Sexual Violence Cases in Children in The City of Semarang

SOEPRA ◽  
2020 ◽  
Vol 6 (2) ◽  
pp. 4
Author(s):  
Liya Suwarni
Keyword(s):  
Law Enforcement ◽  
Sexual Violence ◽  
Medical Record ◽  
Child Protection ◽  
Influential Factors ◽  
Medical Record Data ◽  
Violence Against Children ◽  
Record Data ◽  
The Law ◽  
The City

Background. Cases of sexual violence increase every year, victims ranging from adolescents, children to toddlers. Based on data from the Indonesian Child Protection Commission, abuse and violence against children in Indonesia in 2013 were 23 cases, in 2014 there were 53 cases, in 2015 there were 133 cases, 2017 reached 1,337 cases, and as of July 2018 there were 424 cases. Purpose. Knowing the factors that influence the law enforcement process of sexy violence cases in Semarang City. Method This study uses descriptive analytical methods for cases of violence against children, based on medical record data in hospitals, documents in Mapolrestabes, the District Attorney's Office and the Semarang City Court for the period of January 2015 to December 2018. Results. Based on research results obtained 213 experimental cases section from medical record data in hospitals in the city of Semarang. Most cases of child abuse occurred in 2018 with 72 cases. Most victims are 12-14 years old age group, female. Most types of cases are cases of intercourse. The majority of violations are persons known as victims, perpetrators not working, and most of the places of occurrence are in the defendant's house. At the time of prosecution and trial, the number of cases was significantly reduced to only 8 cases. Factors related to this include lack of evidence, difficulty in obtaining information from victims, convoluted statements of coverage, lack of election, and obtaining diversion rates. Conclusion Cases of sexual violence have increased from year to year. The process of law enforcement on this problem still has many difficulties in each manufacturing process which is still difficult to overcome.

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