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For female forces, the Women Officers topic provides news, articles, and tactical tips to help take the fight to the bad guys. There was a time that a female officer was a rarity among the ranks, but today thousands of women stand on the thin blue line, serving on tactical teams, training other officers, working as detectives, and leading entire departments.

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Featured Articles

P1 Photo of the Week: Traffic Safety
P1 Photo of the Week: Traffic Safety

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(PoliceOne Image) This week’s photo comes from Officer Kerri Rivas of the California Highway ... - Read more

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Featured Tips

Turning the tables (and opening heart and minds)
Years ago, when I first began working as an adjunct instructor at a DPS Academy, I used to get up at zero dark thirty to join the recruits on their physical training run before instructing them on criminal law subjects. I... - Read more

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2 officers injured breaking up Okla. bar fight

One of the officers required surgery after dislocating his shoulder and fracturing his ankle - Full Story

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Ariz. cop praised for giving bike, riding lessons to teen

After learning teen walked 9 miles to work, Sgt. Natalie Simonick came to the rescue - Full Story

Videos

Elhers and Kading’s Survival Story

In February 2007, Officers Jill Ehlers and Donna Kading of the West Covina, CA Police Department had to face down an EDP refusing to show his hands. Hear what led to their officer-involved shooting and the aftermath of the incident.

Columns

P1 Photo of the Week: Recruits and Boots PoliceOne Members - Photo of the Week

P1 Photo of the Week: Recruits and Boots

(PoliceOne Image) This week’s photo comes from Cst. Glen Klose of the Edmonton Police Service in... - Full Story

Exclusives

Curbs are a cop's best friend

Curbs are a cop's best friend

The engineers who designed curbs may have had some big plan about guiding traffic, but really their best use is for officer safety. - Full Story

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Words of wisdom for a young woman officer

Words of wisdom for a young woman officer

Lieutenant Terri Wilkin spent a quarter century with the Maryland State Police, serving in a wide variety of assignments — patrol, investigations, intelligence, and training, to name but a few. - Full Story

Columns

Why curbs are an officer's best friend Nancy Fatura - Unleashing Your Inner Warrior

Why curbs are an officer's best friend

The engineers who designed curbs may have had some big plan about guiding traffic, but really their best use is for officer safety - Full Story

Tips

5 questions for career self assessment

In our leadership classes for women, we always start by asking students to take a few minutes a do a... - Full Story