1. Women in the Police Force
RCG Summer 2010
Daniel Foye, Erika Clark, Kristen Burke
2. Brooklyn's 70 Precinct
The video is an example of the challenges and discrimination
Women have to face in the Police Department.
This is a fairly recent case from April 2007.
3. Brooklyn's 70 Precinct
This clip is an example of what happens to women police officers
everyday everywhere in the U.S.
The Sergeant has been demoted and transferred and the cop was
transferred.
The civil litigation and potential departmental charges were still
pending in 2007.
4. Harassment and discrimination in the New Jersey State police
Department
Grant, Zollitch, and Johnson were all veteran state troopers who
are suing the department because of harassment by male
troopers.
Victoria Grants Story
Dead birds and deer testicles were left in her locker and mailbox
by male co-workers.
Declined to interview for this story
Kimberly Zollitschs Story
Non stop sexual harassment causing a psychological disability
causing her to take extended stress leaves, eventually leading to
her retiring after only 15 years on the force.
Nails in her tires, picture of her buttocks posted all over the
station
Women in the State Police: Trouble in the Ranks byJonathan
Schuppe
5. Harassment and discrimination in the New Jersey State police
Department Continued.
Amy Johnsons Story
name calling and an obscene Valentine from commanding officer
causing her to be a physical and mental wreck
Made the mistake of complaining about unfair criticism lead to more
harassment and misconduct
Belittled by supervisors in the presence of subordinates
Fired from shooting a gun into air while off duty but says males
who did similar acts were not fired. She was reinstated after
appealing
She did make it up the ranks to sergeant but stress leaves and
three sexual harassment complaints later she retired and
sued.
In 2000 she received a letter from the Attorney General telling her
that the investigation had substantiated her
allegations.
6. Camerons Story
She joined when there were only two female troopers and is proud
that she was a groundbreaker being one of the first
There were barriers that she had to overcome. The male troopers saw
the females as second class and sometimes refused to work or talk
to them and called them vulgar names.
There were no female restrooms or locker rooms and the uniforms
were made for men.
The male troopers felt as though the women had not earned their
dues because they got to do modified workouts.
She feels that it was a rewarding and worthwhile experience despite
the discrimination and she feels that it is a much better place to
work at now that it was when she joined.
A State Police Success
7. New Jerseys agency 3.7% of the force are females ranking
235thout of 247 state law enforcement agencies.
The President of the State Troopers Union stated, It is shameful
and embarrassing that were not doing a better job in our recruiting
of women.
Statistics within the New Jersey Department compared to the
nation.
8. Interview with Female State Patrol
We as women are held to the same standards as the men
I started with four girls in my class of 36, we graduated with 25
and only two girls.
There are still a lot of people out there who think that women
should not be police officers.
She also said that they take sexual harassment classes in the
academy, but after they graduate the men seem to forget what they
were taught
We constantly have to prove ourselves to our male
coworkers.
9. Women in the police force
There is a new series on TLC dedicated to women in the police
force
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rooYXoRnVKs
10. Historical Support
Essay 5, Part VII
Declaration of Sentiments and Resolutions, Seneca Falls Convention,
1848
First Womans rights convention held in Seneca Falls, New York in
July 1848. Declaration of Sentiments Adopted
Used the Declaration of Independence as model, contains Bill of
Particulars
Inaugurated the Womens suffrage movement in USA
11. Historical Support Cont
Declarations of Sentiments
States Woman are suffering everywhere and are standing up for
change
History of Facts about how man treats woman
Never permitted to vote, have to follow laws which women have no
say about, Man takes all right to property away from women, denied
ability to obtain education, destroys all women's confidence,
different code of morals, etc.
12. Historical Support Cont
Declaration of Sentiments
Resolutions that woman are asking for:
No laws can conflict the true and substantial happiness of woman,
all laws that prevent women from occupying a station or society
have no authority, Woman is Mans equal, man needs to encourage her
to speak and teach in religious assemblies, men and women are held
to same standard about transgressions, Secure right to vote, and
speedy success of the women's cause.
13. Historical Support Cont
News articles of discrimination in Police
Dayton, Ohio Police Dept. LOSES Reverse Discrimination Case. Oct.
15, 2006
Dayton's "chief" was WRONG in firing white officer Barbara L.
Temple in order to achieve forced diversity!The Court has ordered
Dayton to pay former Dayton Police Maj. Barbara Temple a $1.2
million settlement for reverse discrimination!
Police chief transfers top three women commanders to positions "no
one wants.- Cinncinnati, OH June 29, 2010
Borough police chief suspended with pay - Matawan
June 15, 2010
Empowerment of Women And Girls Tops Agenda at UN- United Nations
June 29, 2010