| 2001 |
| The NCWP hosts the 6th
Annual Leadership Development Conference at the Riviera Resort
& Racquet Club in Palm Springs, California from April 4th - April
8th. The conference was the largest NCWP event ever, bringing together
over 800 women and men from over 40 states and 5 different countries
for 4 days of training, education, and networking. The conference
was held in partnership with the non-profit organization Women
in Federal Law Enforcement. |
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| The NCWP launches a series of 2-day training sessions on
ways for law enforcement agencies to recruit and hire more women.
Trainings are sponsored by local police agencies and have been held
in Sacramento and Los Angeles, with upcoming trainings in Maryland,
Florida and New York during the Fall of 2001. |
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| 2000 |
| The National Center for Women and Policing releases their
latest publication, The Self-Assessment
Guide for Law Enforcement, which was developed under
a grant from the Bureau of Justice Assistance. The Self-Assessment
Guide is an innovative tool for law enforcement agencies to
evaluate and change their current practices related to hiring,
retaining and promoting women police officers. |
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Over the last nine years, the representation of women in sworn law
enforcement ranks has increased by 5.3%, with 14.3% of all sworn officers
in 1999 being women, says the National Center for Women and Policing's
third annual
report. However, at this rate of increase, it will take several
generations to achieve equality in the police force. Barriers to women
in policing include biased entry exams, recruitment policies that
favor men, and widespread discrimination on the job. |
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| FMF and its National Center for Women and Policing are
featured on the television news show, "60 Minutes."
NCWP Director Chief Penny Harrington and FMF National Coordinator
Katherine Spillar are interviewed in a report on police
family violence in the Los Angeles Police Department, currently
under fire in the midst of an unfolding scandal. Less than one-fifth
of the LAPD is female, and Spillar and Harrington argue that
"introducing significantly greater numbers of women to the force
would improve police response to violence against women." |
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| An impressive array of more than 500 women law enforcement
leaders gathers for the National Center for Women and Policing's
(NCWP) fifth annual conference, in conjunction with Feminist
Expo 2000. The conference draws the largest crowd to date,
with law enforcement agencies from 42 states and the District
of Columbia, the Australian Council of Women and Policing, the
British Association of Women Police and the European Network
of Policewomen. The conference focuses on the urgent need
for increasing the numbers of women in the ranks of law enforcement.
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Male officers in the Los Angeles Police Department (LAPD)
are involved in excessive force and misconduct lawsuits at rates
substantially higher than their female counterparts, according
to an FMF and National Center for Women and Policing study.
The new report shows that the LAPD, currently in the midst of
a scandal involving police domestic violence, false charges
against citizens, and cover-up of police corruption, paid out
$63.4 million in lawsuits involving male officers for use of
excessive force, sexual assault, and domestic violence, compared
to $2.8 million for female officers in excessive force lawsuits.
The dollar value of payouts in cases of excessive force and
misconduct involving male LAPD officers exceeded that of payouts
involving female officers by a ratio of 23:1. And, male
officers made up an even higher proportion of miscreants in
lawsuit payouts involving killings (43:1) and assault and battery
(32:1). Over the same period, male officers serving in a patrol
capacity outnumbered women officers on patrol by a much lower
ratio of only 4:1. FMF/NCWP's cutting-edge research highlights
the importance of gender-balancing law enforcement units nationwide. |
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| 1998 |
|
The Feminist Majority Foundation's National Center for Women
and Policing issues its first annual report,
"Equality Denied: The Status of Women in Policing, 1997."
The first-of-its-kind report reveals that fewer than 12%
of sworn officers nationwide are women, and that women are
poorly represented in top-command positions. Calling on law
enforcement to gender balance its ranks, NCWP Director Penny
Harrington says, "Research shows that women police officers
have fewer excessive-use-of-force complaints against them,
and are better at dealing with domestic violence situations."
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| The Feminist Majority Foundation's National Center for Women
and Policing holds its third annual conference, drawing
over 450 women law enforcement officials from 46 states. The
conference features a special session on reducing anti-abortion
clinic violence. |
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| 1997 |
|
National Center for Women in Policing holds second
annual conference with 350 women police officers.
Penny Harrington, Director of the National Center
for Women & Policing; Katherine Spillar, National Coordinator
for the Feminist Majority; Keynote Speaker Brigadier General
Evelyn Foote; Feminist Majority Foundation President
Eleanor Smeal
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A panel of feminist mystery
authors opens the second annual National Center
for Women and Policing conference. From left to right, Jennifer
Jackman, Feminist Majority Foundation Director of Policy
and Research, introduces authors Laurie R. King,
Susan Dunlap, and Annette Meyers.
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| 1995 |
NEW INITIATIVE -- Feminist Majority Foundation launches National
Center for Women and Policing directed by Penny Harrington,
formerly the first woman chief of police of a major U.S. city
-- Portland, Oregon. The National Center works to build a nationwide
movement for dramatically increasing the numbers of women in
all areas and levels of law enforcement as an effective strategy
for reducing police brutality and improving police response
to domestic violence -- which is the single largest cause of
injury to women in the U.S.. |
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Chief Penny Harrington, Director of the FMF's National Center
for Women and Policing, testifies about gender bias in
the police force before the U.S. Commission on Civil
Rights
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| 1991-1994 |
 1994
- Gender Balance motions
to Los Angeles City Council
1993 - Women's Advisory Committee to the Los Angeles
Police Commission Gender Balance motions - Los Angeles City
Council
1992 - Testimony of Katherine Spillar before the Police
Commission
1991 - Rodney King beating Press conference - Ellie
Smeal and Katherine Spillar make statements.
Testimony of Katherine Spillar before the Christopher
Commission
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