​Consider the following questions to check your understanding.

1. Outline the main trends in terms of the distribution of jobs by gender in the criminal justice system.
2. Critically explore the main reasons why the proportion of men and women working in the criminal justice system is important for the study of gender and crime.
3. Assess the relevance of the police culture for understanding the gendered nature of police work.
4. What, if anything, can be done to address gendered forms of discrimination in criminal justice?
5. Evaluate the usefulness of the concept of power for explaining the patterns of gendered discrimination in the criminal justice system.
6. What can a human rights perspective tell us about the experiences of men and women working in the ‘crime control industry’?