City of Baltimore - File #: 08-0034R

• File #: 08-0034R
• Version: 0
• Name: Informational Hearing - Baltimore City Police Department - Women in Law Enforcement
• Type: City Council Resolution
• Status: Adopted
• File created: 4/7/2008
• In control: City Council
• Final action: 12/4/2008
• Title: Informational Hearing - Baltimore City Police Department - Women in Law Enforcement FOR the purpose of requesting the Baltimore Police Commissioner to report to the City Council on the status of women in the Baltimore City Police Department; the number and percentage of women in supervisory or high-ranking positions; promotional opportunities for career advancement; gender specific training to address issues that might arise among officers within the Department and in interaction with the general public; and recruitment efforts to attract more women to law enforcement.
• Sponsors: Belinda Conaway, President Young, Warren Branch, Helen L. Holton, Bill Henry, James B. Kraft, William H. Cole, IV, Edward Reisinger, Mary Pat Clarke, Sharon Green Middleton, Agnes Welch, Robert Curran, Rochelle Spector
• Indexes: Baltimore City Police Department, Resolution, Women

Date	Ver.	Action By	Action	Result
12/4/2008	0	City Council	Adopted
12/4/2008	0	Public Safety and Health Committee	Recommended Favorably
10/27/2008	0	Public Safety and Health Committee	Scheduled for a Public Hearing
4/10/2008	0	The City Council	Referred for a Report
4/10/2008	0	The City Council	Referred for a Report
4/10/2008	0	The City Council	Referred for a Report
4/7/2008	0	City Council	Introduced
4/7/2008	0	City Council

* WARNING: THIS IS AN UNOFFICIAL, INTRODUCTORY COPY OF THE BILL.
THE OFFICIAL COPY CONSIDERED BY THE CITY COUNCIL IS THE FIRST READER COPY.
INTRODUCTORY*

CITY OF BALTIMORE
COUNCIL BILL R
(Resolution)

Introduced by: Councilmember Conaway

A RESOLUTION ENTITLED

A COUNCIL RESOLUTION concerning
Title
Informational Hearing - Baltimore City Police Department - Women in Law Enforcement

FOR the purpose of requesting the Baltimore Police Commissioner to report to the City Council on the status of women in the Baltimore City Police Department; the number and percentage of women in supervisory or high-ranking positions; promotional opportunities for career advancement; gender specific training to address issues that might arise among officers within the Department and in interaction with the general public; and recruitment efforts to attract more women to law enforcement.
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Recitals

The National Center for Women and Policing has been working, since 1995, to educate criminal justice policy makers, the media, and the public about the impact of increasing the number of women in law enforcement. Despite the positive impact women have had on policing, nationwide statistics show that women remain severely under-represented in police departments, accounting for only 13% of police officers across the country.

Female workforce demographics of the Baltimore Police Department comprise 488 sworn female officers, or 16.4% of the total force, and 942 female civilians. Of the sworn officers, there is 1 Deputy Commissioner - one of 2 in the Department; 1 Major; 2 Directors; 1 Deputy Major, 13 Lieutenants; 39 Sergeants, and 431 ...