Retired Novato police officer loses battle with PTSD
99 members of law enforcement have taken their own lives this year alone, according to bluehelp.org.
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99 members of law enforcement have taken their own lives this year alone, according to bluehelp.org.
While police agencies have made some progress, women are still vastly underrepresented in law enforcement leadership, which makes it harder to change male-dominated cultures.
Many female police officers still experience sexism on the job. KPBS looks into what departments are doing to fix this. In other news, San Diego’s ambulance provider, Falck will be fined after again failing to meet response times and staffing goals. Plus, we have some weekend arts events worth checking out.
A lawsuit backed up by internal affairs investigations detail a pattern of harassment and retaliation in the Sheriff Department's Poway station.
Just one in 10 law enforcement supervisors are women, and trying to climb the ranks as a woman means sometimes having to battle sexism, toxic masculinity and even sexual harassment. In other news, a federal judge on Tuesday ordered the Biden administration to lift Title 42, a Trump-era policy that restricts asylum at the border. Plus, we bring you part two of the story on a high-profile San Diego nonprofit sparking major controversy.