What:
The 6th annual National Center for Women & Policing (NCWP) conference: Redesigning Law Enforcement. The conference, co-sponsored by Women in Federal Law Enforcement, WIFLE, is expected to attract more than 900 top women in law enforcement.
*Wednesday, April 4 the NCWP will release its Status of Women in Policing survey report for 2000.
Who:
Lt. General Claudia Kennedy (ret.), formerly the highest ranking woman in the US Army
Eleanor Smeal, president, Feminist Majority Foundation
Chief Penny Harrington, director, NCWP; former chief, Portland, OR
Law Professor Erwin Chemerinsky, University of So. California
Katherine Spillar, national coordinator, Feminist Majority Foundation
Chief Steve Rosenbaum, Department of Justice
Sheriff Margo Frasier of Travis County, TX
Chief Kay Baldwin, Department of Justice Civil Rights Division
Asst. Commissioner Bonni Tischler, U.S. Customs Service
Ida Gillis, Inspector in Charge, U.S. Postal Inspectors
Lynda Castro, Captain, Los Angeles County Sheriff_s Department
Sherriff Lee Baca, Los Angeles County Sheriff_s Department
When:
Wednesday, April 4, 2001 to Saturday, April, 7, 2001
Where:
Rivera Resort and Racquet Club, Palm Springs, CA
The current and worsening crises of police corruption and excessive force scandals nationwide provide an unprecedented opportunity to examine the significant positive impact greater numbers of women make on the culture, operations and efficacy of law enforcement.
The conference curriculum will emphasize leadership training, the imperative for women law enforcement officers to work to increase the number of women in policing at all ranks, and critical law enforcement issues such as domestic violence, sexual assault and police family violence
Editor_s note: For a complete conference agenda or a copy of the 2000 Status of Women in Policing Survey call 323-651-2532. For more information visit www.feminist.org.
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