Having women officers certainly makes us a stronger department,” Rice said. Corporal Chantel Solis-McCoy agrees that there are multiple advantages to the university community as more women officers ...

How will a female campus police officer's role change by 2025? "Law enforcement, as a profession, is constantly evolving. As women, our ability to adapt and remain diplomatic in stressful and ...

The 2023 Women’s History month theme, “Celebrating Women Who Tell Our Stories,” continues the observance of women’s contributions to history, culture and society. In recognition of this, Business ...

Craven said the National Association of Women Law Enforcement Executives has a goal of “30 by 30,” meaning 30% of all U.S. police officers being female by 2030.

For schools, universities, and hospitals, 44% of their security or campus police departments have 10% or fewer female employees in them, according to Campus Safety’s 2018 Salary and Benefits Survey.

Seeing women in these roles of authority can help female students feel secure and safe on campus. Gender-based violence and harassment are major problems on many campuses across the United States.

Former University of Utah officer Jenn Cooper, one of the women who worked with Smalley, said she also worried about officers’ attitudes toward women. The department had been led by Chief Scott ...

She was working at a clothing store and taking classes at Palmer Campus (Trident Tech,) when some girlfriends encouraged her to take the police officer test just for fun. They were all supposed to ...

Amy Stewart debriefs us on the history-making women on the police force since 1845. In 1870, Esther Hobart Morris was appointed judge in South Pass City, Wyoming, shortly after the territory voted ...