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Teinert  Women in Law Enforcement  Welcoming Females to Law
Enforcement  Agencies need to make an effort to welcome women
into law enforcement so we can all reap the benefits.  July 21,
2010  |  by Lynne Doucette - Also by this author  In 1910, Alice
Stebbins Wells, a social worker, made history when she was hired
by the Los Angeles Police Department as the first "policewoman"
in the United States. Since that time women have continued to
join the police community and have played a crucial role in
changing the appearance of law enforcement.  Yet, women still
only make up 4 to 15 percent of the police community, depending
on the size of the agency. It would stand to reason that larger
agencies have a higher percentage of females than smaller
agencies. This is unacceptable when women currently make up 50
percent of the total workforce.  There is no doubt that men and
women are equally capable o