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I feel it was interesting that after Penny Harrington sued the Portland Police Department for sex discrimination, she was sworn in as the first female police chief of a large city.
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Lori Young (533992) Midterm Essays CJ- 246 Throughout history, women have been a part of the workforce, but it wasn't until 1888 legislation was passed requiring communities with over 20,000 people hire "police matrons" to care for female prisoners, women were allowed to be part of law enforcement. According to the text, police practices were challenged the first half of the 19th century, but soon, in 1922, the IACP passed resolution supporting the use of women in the police force. Penny Harrington had been instrumental in identifying and developing strategies to remove the obstacles to hiring more women in law enforcement. I feel it was interesting that after Penny Harrington sued the Portland Police Department for sex discrimination, she was sworn in as the first female police chief of a large city. However, even today women are discouraged from applying to law...
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