1. According to Tracey Thurman, what was the police practice that was used in a
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1. According to Tracey Thurman, what was the police practice that was used in a discriminatory fashion in her case? 2. Did the police department offer any justification for its disparate treatment of women? 3. What role did gender stereotypes play in this case? 1. According to Tracey Thurman, what was the police practice that was used in a discriminatory fashion in her case? 2. Did the police department offer any justification for its disparate treatment of women? 3. What role did gender stereotypes play in this case?
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Ans 1) As per Tracey Thurman, the Police practice used in a discriminatory fashion in her case was providing insufficient protection or even no protection to Tracey (being a woman) when she was continuously threatened by her husband. The police failed to provide adequate protection to Tracey and also failed to arrest her husband for assaulting her despite of several complaints made by her.
Ans 2) Since the case was filed against City of Torrington so the justification was not directly given by the police department in this case and it was the city which offered justification providing that as it was a domestic matter and as per equal protection clause of 14th Amendment police protection can only be provided if a victim is abused by any unknown person.
Ans 3) If we talk about this case, it was not based on any gender discrimination or classification while the case is based on all those married couples or spouses whether man or a women who are physically abused or harmed as a result of domestic violence. Here the issue is not gender discrimination but to provide equitable rights and protection to those wives and husbands who are the victims of any type of domestic violence or assault.
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