Media on Women in Policing

St. Paul signs onto national pledge to increase police recruit classes to 30 % women by 2030
by Mara H. Gottfried
4/9/2021

St. Paul became the first law enforcement agency in the state to sign onto a national pledge to increase the representation of women in police recruit classes to 30 percent by 2030, the department announced Friday. Continue reading

Race, Sex and Policing: Where Do We Go From Here?
by Mariah A. Lindsay 2/8/2021

Policing is undeniably one of the most important issues we face in the United States—and as evidenced by the events of this year, 2020 and the entire history of policing in the U.S., the epidemic of police violence can no longer be ignored. Continue reading

Policing in America: A Tale of Race, Sex and Violence
(with L. Song Richardson, Anne Li Kringen, Laura Goodman and Deirdre Fishel) 6/29/2020

On today’s inaugural show, we focus on policing in America, examining race, sex and violence. We specifically take up women and policing, elevating the stories and experiences of women—a perspective often absent from mainstream conversation. Even in recent weeks, as the nation has erupted in protests related to the tragic murder of George Floyd, some might argue that the killing of 26-year-old Breonna Taylor, an emergency medical technician in Louisville, Ky., was an afterthought, even though her death too was no less inhumane, violent and preventable. Continue listening.

Police Leaders Speak Out: “Women in Law Enforcement Must Have a Seat at the Table”
by Laura Goodman, Juliann Brunzell, Kris Arneson, Linda Finney, Deborah Montgomery and Linda Miller 6/23/2020

This post originally appeared on TwinCities.com. It has been republished with permission.
Our state and nation are grieving. The horrific murder of George Floyd is an image that will be indelibly etched into our minds as our nation calls out for justice.
We know this murder was not an isolated incident. Black and brown people are too often killed with impunity by police. Now may be a tipping point and we should not squander this opportunity to make fundamental changes in policing. Continue reading.