Schulz, Dorothy Moses. <br/><br/>
Breaking the brass ceiling :  women police chiefs and their paths to the top / 
by Dorothy Moses Schulz. 
 - Westport, Conn. :  Praeger Publishers,  2004. 
 - xv, 241 p. ;  24 cm. 
<br/><br/>Includes bibliographical references (p. [225]-229)and index. 
<br/><br/>How it all began : what is a nice girl like you doing in a place like this? -- Women in non-traditional professions : law enforcement is big business -- The road to the chief's chair : early trailblazers and the long climb to the top -- Twists and turns on the road to the top : decisions and detours along the way -- One-agency chiefs : local girls break brass at home -- Family power brings political power : from sheriff's wife to sheriff -- Modern women sheriffs : getting elected on their own -- Big-city pioneers : the women who broke the bulletproof barriers -- Twenty-first century women : is the playing field finally level? -- Women police chiefs and sheriffs : a collective portrait. 
<br/><br/><label>ISBN: </label>0275981800 (alk. paper) 
<br/><br/><label>LCCN: </label>2004014775 
<br/><br/><label>Subjects--Topical Terms: </label><br/>Women police chiefs--United States.<br/>Policewomen--United States.<br/>Sex discrimination against women--United States.<br/>Discrimination in law enforcement--United States.
<br/><br/><label>LC Class. No.: </label>HV8139  / .S33 2004 
<br/><br/><label>Dewey Class. No.: </label>363.2/092/273