Women on a police force are less likely than male coworkers to use excessive and deadly force, studies show, relying more on interpersonal skills. If policymakers knew the data, says one advocate, ...

Baker is among 14 pioneering policewomen who joined what was then the Indianapolis Police Department 100 years ago and are being honored with an exhibit, “The History of Women behind the Badge ...

Women were forced from police academies 13 times as often as men after New Jersey changed the physical testing rules.