Women & Minorities in Policing

Question 1

Lola Baldwin

Answer 1

First woman detective (1908 Portland PD)

Question 2

Georgia Hill Robinson

Answer 2

First black policewoman, founded Sojourner Truth Home

Question 3

Samuel J. Battle

Answer 3

First black officer in NYPD, in 9/11

Question 4

Alice Stebbins Wells

Answer 4

First woman police officer, founded international association of women in police (1915)

Question 5

how were women police viewed in 1900’s?

Answer 5

as protectors of children and “matronly”, mainly sex-typed assignments

Question 6

women didn’t have patrol duties until….?

Answer 6

1960s

Question 7

what % of police are women?

Answer 7

13%

Question 8

what % of police are minorities?

Answer 8

30% (doubled from 30 years ago)

Question 9

are black officers more or less aggressive when policing minority communities?

Answer 9

more!