"Standing in the Gap: Gina Hawkins on Culture, Women in Policing, and What Standards Really Mean"

About this episode

Gina Hawkins discusses her experiences leading in various police agencies and the importance of culture in law enforcement.

The CopDoc Podcast - Season 9 - Episode 167 What does it take to walk into four different agencies, each with its own culture and expectations, and lead effectively in all of them? Gina Hawkins has done exactly that — from the Atlanta Police Department where she came of age as a young officer, to Sandy Springs, Clayton County, Fayetteville, North Carolina, and now Cobb County's Sheriff's Office. Along the way she has learned that culture doesn't start inside the building. It starts with the c...

People in this episode

Host: Dr. Steve Morreale

Guest: Gina Hawkins

Topics covered

• leadership
• policing culture
• women in policing
• organizational standards
• law enforcement

Keywords

• leadership
• policing
• women in law enforcement
• organizational culture
• Gina Hawkins

Mentioned in this episode

Organizations: Atlanta Police Department, Sandy Springs, Clayton County, Cobb County's Sheriff's Office

Places: Fayetteville, North Carolina

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