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Patrol
Los Angeles County Sheriff Prioritizes Female Hiring
In an effort to provide more opportunity for qualified female deputies and comply with a consent decree that arose out of a 1980 sexual discrimination lawsuit, the department is stepping up its efforts to recruit more women.
June 16, 2009
Women in Law Enforcement
Female LEO Hiring Campaigns
Many agencies shy away from targeting specific groups due to fear of liability. However, there is a clear difference between target recruiting and target hiring. Surely, an agency can't promote they're hiring from within one specific group. However, there's nothing wrong with engaging in a specific campaign to encourage qualified females to apply.
October 18, 2010
Patrol
Border Patrol's Campaign to Recruit Female Officers Fell Way Short of Goal
The Border Patrol, whose ranks have long been dominated by men, embarked on its first-ever female recruitment spree, getting rare dispensation from the government to target only women.
October 9, 2015
Training
California Department Hosts Recruitment Event Aimed at Female Candidates
The San Jose (CA) Police Department recently hosted a recruitment event targeting female candidates.
August 21, 2019
Patrol
Northern California City Names First Female Chief
The San Leandro (Calif.) PD has named its first-ever female chief, hiring Chief Sandra Spagnoli of neighboring Benicia, the department announced.
November 30, 2010
Women in Law Enforcement
Are Physical Tests Fair to Females?
There's a pattern across police departments in this country where the physical ability hiring standard is higher than the physical ability post-hiring standard. A major problem with using physical ability tests as hiring criteria is that an applicant must be fit when hired, but in many police departments, they can deteriorate significantly once they obtain seniority.
July 12, 2012
Patrol
LAPD Honors Pioneering Female Officer Alice Stebbins Wells
Wells was one of the first female officers in the country with arrest powers. Her first duties included the "suppression of unwholesome billboard displays, searches for missing persons, and the maintenance of a general information bureau for women seeking advice on matters within the scope of police departments."
September 13, 2010
Women in Law Enforcement
Welcoming Females to Law Enforcement
Are we, as a police community, doing things that hinder or scare women away from this job?
July 20, 2010
Patrol
Last Honolulu Police Matron Retires
Honolulu (Hawaii) Police Officer Sylvia Dawson's retirement brings an end to the era of matrons who carried badges but no guns for the agency.
December 7, 2011
Training
Black Officers Claim Hiring Discrimination In Syracuse
In a federal lawsuit, three black Syracuse police officers claim racial discrimination in promotion and hiring practices by the department.
February 28, 2012
Training
NYPD Commissioner, Mayor Turn Down Hiring 1,000 Officers
NYPD top cop Bill Bratton rejected the City Council’s proposal to hire 1,000 new officers - saying he’d rather have the money to give police officers raises - while his boss Mayor de Blasio also shot down the idea.
April 24, 2014
Training
City Committee Tells LAPD To Stop Hiring Officers
A city budget committee has asked the Los Angeles Police Department to stop hiring officers at least until January, as part of an effort to eliminate a $405 million budget shortfall, the Los Angeles Times reports.
October 5, 2009
Patrol
Philadelphia to Start Hiring Unarmed, Unsworn Traffic Enforcement Officers
In March of 2020, Mayor Jim Kenney committed $1.9 million in funding to the Philadelphia Police Department to create a class of about 20 ​​Public Safety Enforcement officers. But officials hit pause on the plan last year, blaming the pandemic. At that time, officials hoped the officers would roll out this year.
October 18, 2021
Women in Law Enforcement
Female Motor Officers
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.
September 25, 2012
Command
San Francisco Voters to Decide on Hiring of More Officers
If the voters approve a future tax to supply additional revenue to fund the cost of employing more full-duty sworn officers, then the city will set a minimum staffing number for the next five years.
November 29, 2023
Training
Oregon Training Rules Could Prevent Portland from Hiring More Officers
The state requires that all new officers go to the state Department of Public Safety Standards and Training, and the academies the officers are required to complete are held at certain times with limited enrollment.
December 1, 2021
Patrol
Feds Fund Hiring of 1,000 Local Officers
The DOJ's Community Oriented Policing Services (COPS) office awarded the grants to 238 law enforcement agencies and municipalities. The awards will create or help preserve 1,021 sworn law enforcement positions.
September 28, 2011
Patrol
Texas Agency Recruits Female Officers
The city of Irving, Texas, produced this video as a recruiting tool for female officers for the Irving Police Department. The video shows recruiting methods, and follows several officers while on duty.
February 15, 2011
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