Women in The Police
The Land police have had women members since the forces were reconstituted after World War II. Initially, female officers were assigned to cases involving juveniles and women, working in plainclothes without weapons. Since the mid-1970s, policewomen have performed general police patrol duties and their proportion of total police officers is steadily rising. However, their representation in leadership positions is still relatively low.
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Famous quotes containing the words women and/or police:
“Still I can’t contradict, what so oft has been said,
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—George Gordon Noel Byron (1788–1824)
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