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- Women are consistently rated as trusted by their communities and, importantly, are motivated to serve communities in an era of decreased police legitimacy. 2 Women have high levels of interpersonal communication skills, which translates into more effective practices in the field. 3 Women are found to have a calming effect on male partners in high-stress and dangerous assignments, resulting in fewer police deaths. 4 Higher levels of female representation are associated with organizations that...
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Feb 15, 2019 · Police officers had to be male, under-35, taller than five foot five and physically fit. Almost 100 years later, in 1915, Britain's first female police officer with the power of arrest,...
In 1930 the Home Office raised the issue of women police officers with the Police Council who reflected general apathy toward women in their duties and for their need in the police. Their role in which was to their local force’s discretion which meant there was no obligation for them to be employed.
In August 1915, Edith Smith became the first British woman to be appointed a police officer with full powers of arrest. [12] Her duties were to deal with cases where women were involved. She was particularly concerned with trying to reduce the number of prostitutes in Grantham who were attracted there by the nearby army base. [ 13 ]
- Criticisms and Controversies
- An 'Outstanding Personality'
- Edith Smith’s Legacy
Yet Edith Smith’s appointment was controversial. The Home Office advised that women could not be sworn in because they did not count as ‘proper persons’ in the eyes of the law. It had long been established that they could not vote in parliamentary elections or serve on juries for the same reason. In Grantham, however, the Chief Constable and Watch ...
Edith Smith was undoubtedly successful in what she set out to do in Grantham. Dorothy Peto, another pioneer (who headed up the Metropolitan Women Police Branch in the 1930s-40s), described her as ‘of outstanding personality, fearless, motherly and adaptable’. A widow and former midwife, Smith would approach couples who were lying on the grass in th...
The appointment of the first female police officer in 1915 was undoubtedly an important precedent. It enabled women to show that they could undertake a policing role effectively and professionally. Yet the specialist nature of Edith Smith’s duties – in effect morally regulating women and girls – meant that the argument was won on the grounds not of...
Aug 1, 2024 · Research undertaken by Professor Louise Jackson has led to increased knowledge and understanding of the role of women in UK policing since the First World War.
Women In Policing. 14 May 1917 is an important day in the history of policing. After lots of debate, women would be allowed to be police officers in Birmingham. Mrs Rebecca Lipscombe and Mrs Evelyn Miles were the first two women police officers. They earned 35 shillings a week, which is £1.75 today.
Dec 2, 2015 · It was only with the Equal Pay Act in 1970 and the Sex Discrimination Act in 1975, that female police officers were properly integrated with their male counterparts in all shifts and roles.
