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Lynne Doucette

Lynne Doucette

Lt. Lynne D. Doucette is a patrol supervisor and defensive tactics trainer with the Brunswick (Maine) PD. Prior to being the first female promoted at BPD, she worked as an undercover detective assigned to the state narcotics task force.



Patricia Teinert

Patricia Teinert

Patricia A. Teinert has been a Texas peace officer since 1984. She has served as a patrol officer, investigator, and member of a juvenile gang and narcotics task force. She is currently a patrol officer with Katy ISD Police Department.
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Women in Law Enforcement

Blog - Women in Law Enforcement

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<p>Photo of Dep. Jenna Underwood-Nunez courtesy of LASD</p>

Risking It All To Save a Life  

May 15, 2013
Despite the fact that she was off duty and almost six months pregnant, a Los Angeles Sheriff's deputy ran to the aid of a drowning teen.
<p>Photo: Yuda Chen</p>

Why Women Excel In Counter-Terrorism Roles  

May 9, 2013
The different outlooks on life — and possible skill sets — that women bring to the table compared to men make them valuable security and law enforcement employees and leaders.
<p>Officer Linda Matthew is the Sacramento (Calif.) Police Department&rsquo;s first female K-9 handler. <a href=&quot;http://blog.sacpd.org/2008/02/28/sacramento-police-department-hires-a-new-k-9/&quot; target=&quot;_blank&quot;>Photo: Sacramento (Calif.) PD</a></p>

5 Tips for Joining a K-9 Unit  

April 26, 2013
Have you noticed there are very few female K-9 handlers in law enforcement? Don't let that deter you. If you’re motivated to join a K-9 unit, use these five tips to prepare and achieve your goal.
<p>Photo by Yuda Chen.</p>

5 Tips for Joining a Specialty Unit   

March 31, 2013
Female officers may encounter resistance when they apply to join special units such as SWAT, K-9, narcotics, internal affairs, or crime prevention units. To help those hoping to break into these units, PoliceMag.com is launching a Web-exclusive, multi-part series offering strategies to reach this goal.
<p>Many women use purses for off-duty concealed carry. Photo courtesy of Patricia Teinert.</p>

Pitfalls of Off-Duty Carry for Female Cops  

February 28, 2013
Our clothing is close-fitting, which makes it difficult and occasionally impractical to conceal a handgun underneath it. The bulge makes it much too obvious.
<p>Photo: Wendy&nbsp;Dutenhoeffer</p>

Do You Use Electrical Appliances While You're In the Tub?  

January 22, 2013
Finance, accounting, budgets, and purchasing procedures exist for a reason. As boring as these "instruction books" may be, they are for your own protection. It's their goal to keep you from dropping your "financial toaster" in a tub of hot, greasy, water.
<p>Photo:randysonofrobert (<a href=&quot;http://www.flickr.com/photos/randysonofrobert/2137548043/lightbox/&quot;>flickr</a>)</p>

5 Gift Ideas for the Female Officer  

December 11, 2012
For those of you looking for gift ideas for a female officer I hope the following will help. These 5 gift ideas are items that I have found useful as part of my own personal equipment set-up.
<p>CC_Flickr: <a href=&quot;http://www.flickr.com/photos/prensa420/3249403870/in/photostream/&quot;>prensa420</a></p>

Marijuana and the Fall of Civilization  

November 9, 2012
From a law enforcement standpoint, the paranoia problems caused by marijuana concern me the most.
<p>Officer Tina Leman</p>

Female Motor Officers  

September 26, 2012
Female motor officers, like me, are distinguished as the top 0.2% (roughly) of law enforcement. What it took to get there wasn't an average walk in the park, but there is no other specialized unit I would rather be a part of.
<p>CC_Flickr: <a href=&quot;http://www.flickr.com/photos/7926735@N03/5343267956/&quot; target=&quot;_blank&quot;>lisaclarke</a></p>

How to Balance Work, School, and Family  

August 10, 2012
No, I do not hold any super powers giving me the ability to increase the number of hours in a day. My life was chaos until I was able to set up a schedule built on time management and communication.
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