Police Sexual Harassment 4. This chapter begins with a brief discussion of the historical opposition to women in policing. While policing is still a male dominated phenomenon, women are entering police organizations in greater numbers. Unobtrusive behavior is that which violates a victim's privacy rights. Obtrusive behavior includes physical victimization such as strip and body-cavity searches.
Criminal behavior includes rape and other forms of sexual assault.
When discussing each type on the continuum, the authors provide recent cases from across the country. Essay Questions 1. Choose two of the categories on the PSV continuum and provide a discussion of the individual cases described in the chapter.