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Why we should have lady police. write an essay |
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Answer» Answer: Women Today Are Under-represented In The Police Force Alice Stebbins Wells was the first female police officer hired by the Los Angeles police department in 1910 (WALKER & Katz, 2005). In the early years of women police officers women were hired as social workers for JUVENILES, as matrons, dispatchers, and to help guard female INMATES. Law enforcement as a career has been increasingly more popular for women in recent years; HOWEVER, the numbers have not increased greatly. In 2001, women accounted for only 12.7% of all sworn law enforcement positions in large agencies (with 100 or more sworn personnel) a figure that is less than four percentage points higher than in 1990, when women comprised 9% of sworn officers. These figures… |
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