SWAT Talk: Women in Law Enforcement

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Posted August 28, 2015 11:00 am by Comments

By Sara Ahrens


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Ongoing training for all LEOs is crucial to keep accuracy and decision-making skills on target.

The SWAT candidate-selection process should involve realistic tasks, like high-risk entries.

Women now make up roughly 10 to 13 percent of law enforcement officers around the U.S.

It wasn’t until about the 1970s that women were allowed to perform the functions of a patrol officer. Even when allowed to do so by law, females only made up about 2 percent of the staffing.

Up until the recent retirements of the baby boomer generation, law enforcement ranks still contained men who began their careers even before their …read more

Source:: Tactical Life

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