After all, the front seat of a squad car isn't exactly conducive to a romantic interlude. The intensity of the time spent together by police partners leaves little space for enchantment. In a patrol car, on public display, virtually cut off from any other person, eight hours can seem endless. The concern of policemen's wives regarding the competency of their husbands partners is valid. They should be concerned about any partner, male or female.
Sex has very little to do with competency.
As more and more women become police officers throughout the country, TV made some moves toward reflecting reality. Police Story showed male officers in a new light, as complex human beings. But Police Woman had gorgeous Angie Dickinson decked up in skintight outfits, getting herself into ugly, suggestive situations, forever playing at whoredom and forever pulling back ad the last moment. Young policewomen around the country felt that this show made their lives a little harder. They felt degraded by the image presented.