This page is the archives of the Womens Peace Officers Association as well as a general history of women in law enforcement. We are looking for articles, photos, etc., which can be scanned and made available to the users of our web page. Please supply the name of a publication and date an article appeared, so we can get permission to copy it. If anyone has any information or photographs they wish to contribute, please contact us. Let us know if any items should be returned, otherwise they will be kept in the WPOA archives.

Women in Law Enforcement

• The First Women Police Officer in the U.S.-Alice Stebbins Wells.
• Los Angeles Police Department's First Female Hispanic Academy Graduate-Josephine Serrano Collier.
• Women of the San Diego Police Department
• WPOA Life Member Makes California History!-Laurie Smith.
• 25 Years of women in the California Highway Patrol

Other Women in Law Enforcement Sites

• New York City Police Matrons-N.Y.P.D. Historical Page.
• New York City Police Woman's Bureau-N.Y.P.D. Historical Page.
• Recruiting and Retaining Women: A Self-Assessment Guide for Law Enforcement
• Publications of Women in Law Enforcement-Courtosey of Women in Law Enforcement.
• Women in Criminal Justice Hall of Honor