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DES MOINES, IA The Des Moines Police Department is joining a national initiative to recruit 30% more women to be in the field by 2030.
Currently women make up only 12% of sworn police officers and less than 3% of police leadership in the U.S., numbers that have remained stagnant for decades. Policing Project, NYU School of Law.
The Des Moines Police Department jumped on board. It s something that caught our attention early on as they started pushing it out. Des Moines Police Sergeant Paul Parizek says it s an attainable goal for the department. I think the reason for that is, we ve got the right people in the right places to make that happen.
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"To eliminate the many different forms of violence requires a multi-disciplinary approach with effective coordination among the different actors. This must also include comprehensive multi-sectoral and mutually reinforcing prevention strategies that address the root causes of violence."
The Handbook on Gender-Responsive Police Services for Women and Girls Subject to Violence
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Why taking a survivor-centred approach to police services is important in a global pandemic
A new global Police Handbook aims to address some of the most difficult challenges that survivors of violence face when accessing police and justice sector services around the world.
Today, UN Women, in partnership with the United Nations Office on Drug and Crime (UNODC) and the International Association of Women Police (IAWP) launched a new
Handbook on Gender-Responsive Police Services for Women and Girls Subject to Violence. The handbook provides practical, peer-to-peer guidance for police to enable an effective and gender-sensitive response to violence against women and girls and complements existing global and country-specific training materials for law enforcement.
Axon Public Safety Canada Announces Partnership with Canada Beyond the Blue
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TORONTO, Jan. 28, 2021 /CNW/
Axon (Nasdaq: AXON), the global leader in connected law enforcement technologies, and its subsidiary Axon Public Safety Canada, Inc., today announced a partnership with
Canada Beyond the Blue (Canada BTB), an organization dedicated to supporting Canada s public safety officers and their families.
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This partnership is designed to support Canada BTB s mission of bolstering officer well-being and mental health by coordinating resources that aid in offering education, training and practical tools to law enforcement families and fostering a community of support. Canada BTB has chapters across Canada to collaborate with police services and their families in any given location and is run by volunteers, many of whom are family members of law enforcement officers.