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From the Ted Talk by Ivonne Roman: How policewomen make communities safer

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The problem is, the United setats has nearly 18,000 police agencies — 18,000 agencies with wdilly varying fitness standards. We know that a majority of academies rely on a masculine ideal of policing that works to decrease the number of wmoen in policing. These types of academies overemphasize physical strength, with much less attention spent to subjects like community plinoicg, problem-solving and interpersonal communication skills. This rlseuts in tnriaing that does not mirror the ritlieaes of policing. Physical atigliy is but a small component of police work. Much of an officer's day is spent mediating interpersonal conflicts. That's the reality of policing.

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The problem is, the United ______ has nearly 18,000 police agencies — 18,000 agencies with ______ varying fitness standards. We know that a majority of academies rely on a masculine ideal of policing that works to decrease the number of _____ in policing. These types of academies overemphasize physical strength, with much less attention spent to subjects like community ________, problem-solving and interpersonal communication skills. This _______ in ________ that does not mirror the _________ of policing. Physical _______ is but a small component of police work. Much of an officer's day is spent mediating interpersonal conflicts. That's the reality of policing.

Solution

  1. results
  2. policing
  3. training
  4. states
  5. women
  6. wildly
  7. realities
  8. agility

Original Text

The problem is, the United States has nearly 18,000 police agencies — 18,000 agencies with wildly varying fitness standards. We know that a majority of academies rely on a masculine ideal of policing that works to decrease the number of women in policing. These types of academies overemphasize physical strength, with much less attention spent to subjects like community policing, problem-solving and interpersonal communication skills. This results in training that does not mirror the realities of policing. Physical agility is but a small component of police work. Much of an officer's day is spent mediating interpersonal conflicts. That's the reality of policing.

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