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Female officers need gear that allows them to climb fences and perform other demanding tasks.

Women's Wear  

Gone are the days when a woman police officer was acting as a social worker with a badge, and they now fill as many roles as male police officers do. Many companies are adjusting what they manufacture and sell to specifically meet the needs of women police officers. This is after years of providing only unisex products and using a one size fits most business model.

Ladies Choice  

Uniforms aren't known for making fashion statements, but ideally they should be both comfortable and professional looking. With its Ladies Choice design, Elbeco feels it has finally created women's trousers to meet both of these criteria.

Evaluating the State of American Law Enforcement  

The truth is that the state of American law enforcement is a very fluid thing.

Contacting Mentally Ill Subjects  

Fill your tool belt with things you need to keep yourself safe when dealing with the mentally ill. Each piece of information gathered before arriving on scene is another tool you may need.

Shots Fired: Jersey Village, Texas 01-31-2006  

Officer Holly Mong had just gotten into the vehicle in her driveway and no sooner closed the driver's side door than it flew back open. She was being carjacked.

NY Subway Groping On The Rise

Complaints by female subway riders in New York are rising, as the NYPD has been conducting undercover investigations with female officers to snare gropers.

Officer Used Lessons From Virginia Tech To Halt Fort Hood Shooter

Civilian officer Kimberly Munley is credited with applying lessons learned from the 2007 rampage at Virginia Tech to halt an active shooter at Fort Hood before he killed more victims, the Christian Science Monitor reports.

Army Officials Praise Police Woman Who Wounded Fort Hood Shooter

Kimberly Munley, who remains hospitalized with the other victims, confronted the suspected shooter Maj. Nidal Malik Hasan, who drew two handguns and began firing in a building where soldiers were preparing to deploy overseas.

In Women in Law Enforcement Blog

Do You Need to Prove Yourself Physically?

Sgt. Diana Drummey looks for other ways to resolve confrontations than getting physical, but will go there, if need be.

We Will Never Forget

I have never seen the events from 9/11 from this perspective before. It deepened my respect for all who served that day to help...

'Police Women' Crosses a Blue Line

When I watched the first episode, I was shocked that these women who risk their lives every day are showing their children's faces...

 
<p>Cable network TLC debuted "Police Women of Broward County" on Aug. 6. The network returns to the Florida county that spawned police reality pioneer "Cops" for a show that follows female law enforcement deputies from the Broward Sheriff's Office, as they pursue suspects, make arrests and hone their skills at the firing range. The deputies are (left to right) Ana Murillo, Shelunda Johnson-Cooper, Julie Bower and Andrea Penoyer.</p>
Broward Police Women

Cable network TLC has debuted "Police Women of Broward County." The network returns to the...

<p>Police women at the LAPD's pistol range in 1948. Photo courtesy of the Los Angeles Police Historical Society.</p>
Pioneering Women of the LAPD

The first female police officer in the country with arrest powers, Alice Stebbins Wells, arrived...

<p>Armor Express offers structured armor for women with built-in cups, and female carriers with 12 points of adjustment for an exact fit that won't flatten or smash delicate breast tissue. Evolution carriers are lined with anti-microbial and odor resistant fabric. An Interior Microfiber "wearstrip" cosmetically enhances and creates greater durability.</p>
Women's Body Armor

You don't need to have majored in biology to know that men and women are not created equal-in...

 
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