Danny Conroy
Police, Law & Society
Paul Moke
9/20/12
Struggles Facing Women in the Police Force Women have made major progress compared to where they were a hundred years ago. Women once did not work outside the home, now they are right up there with men in the jobs category. Most thought that to be a police officer you had to be a male because they are stronger and show less weakness, but overtime woman fought back to be allowed in the force. The first woman to become an officer was in 1905. In 1968, the first women police officer on patrol. In 2000 women made their biggest mark on the police system and made up to 13 percent of all police officers. Although they have come such a far way to get equal rights and get jobs, the …show more content…
Although there are many different tests for different states and departments there are also different tests for agility, strength, and stamina. The agility test involves a drill that is timed and needs to be done under 6 minutes and 4 secounds. ”It starts from behind wheel belted in car hands on wheel at 10/2, unbuckling seat belt, opening glove box removing flashlight baton and revolver, taking them to trunk, locking revolver in trunk, setting down baton and reaching left hand around back to right hip removing flag and same with right hand to left hip flag, grab baton and running 220 yds., going over a 4' wall, zig zag around 3 cones, jumping over 3, then crawling under 3 poles 30" high, running 50', dragging 150 lb dummy 50', running another 220 yds back to car, going into trunk to get gun, pulling the trigger on a revolver 5 times w/ both hands, getting back in car, belted in driver’s seat with hands at 10 and 2” (Fitnesstesting, 2012). This is a basic physical agility testing for criminal justice a good time for this test would be around 3 ½ minutes. This test gets passed more by women because this is not a strength test its more of a skill based test. Another reason for women not wanting join is that the police force is because they do not provide flexible hours as other jobs do. Due to this, police officers work three different shifts, night, afternoon, and morning shifts. A new or newly promoted officer might get put