Lori Connelly

Lori Connelly

Lori M. Connelly is a retired officer from a large police agency in the southwestern United States who now lives in the D.C. area.

From Lori Connelly
Women in Law Enforcement
Marijuana and the Fall of Civilization
From a law enforcement standpoint, the paranoia problems caused by marijuana concern me the most.
November 8, 2012
CC_Flickr: prensa420
Patrol
Author Interview: 'If There Were Any Victims'
Author Bill Louis says that based on what those files contained, from 2005–2007 most crimes occurring in the town, including rape, murder, and child molestation, were never investigated.
August 8, 2012
Photo via ACLU.
Patrol
Book Review: 'If There Were Any Victims'
Author Bill Louis says Sheriff Joe Arpaio's Maricopa County Sheriff's Office never investigated hundreds of crimes in the town of El Mirage, Ariz., which it was contracted to do from 2005 to 2007, and Louis was left to pick up the pieces after the fact.
July 26, 2012
Maricopa County Sheriff Joe Arpaio. Photo: ACLU.
Women in Law Enforcement
Police Week: All of Our Blood Runs Blue
Some people think female officers are more emotional than male officers. This may be so. I don't care. This week I don't think it mattered. All of our blood runs blue.
May 17, 2012
The National Law Enforcement Officers Memorial in D.C. Photo: Lori M. Connelly
Women in Law Enforcement
Pregnancy and Policing
Once an officer shows her pregnancy physically, most officers agree she should take a light-duty job. The pregnancy adds stress to other patrol officers because they worry about her health and the baby's health. And she must deal with the perception that she looks more vulnerable.
June 23, 2011
Photo: Raul Garcia Pinero.
Women in Law Enforcement
Keep Vitamin D In Your Diet
Our chance of being shot and killed as an officer are far less likely than our chance of being killed by a heart attack or dying from the complications of a broken hip when we're older due to a vitamin deficiency.
September 2, 2010
Photo via Flickr.com (loop_oh).
Women in Law Enforcement
Bringing Sunshine To Dark Souls
Even though it's painful to go to a scene where personal tragedy from our past is brought front and center, it's actually what makes being an officer, especially a female officer, so worthwhile.
August 17, 2010
A scene from 'Sunshine Cleaners,' a 2008 movie following two sisters who start a crime-scene clean-up business.
Women in Law Enforcement
Officers, Protesters Voice Opinions on SB 1070 in Phoenix
Lori M. Connelly spoke with a diverse group of people outside the Maricopa County Jail to hear their perspectives on the Arizona immigration law that's been the focus of so much debate, and was the reason for massive protests and arrests in Phoenix last week.
August 2, 2010
Photo: Lori M. Connelly
Women in Law Enforcement
Dating Difficulties
When I became an officer, dating wasn't fun at all. It felt like men were looking for a challenge.
June 2, 2010
Image via Flickr.com (Gabriel Madrigal Photography).
Women in Law Enforcement
Is Sexual Harassment Just Bonding in Disguise?
Officer Lori M. Connelly takes an interesting view on reasons for and ramifications of sexual harassment at work.
February 9, 2010
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