The Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms, and Explosives is a law
enforcement agency in the Department of Justice that protects communities from
violent criminals, criminal organizations, the illegal use and trafficking of
firearms, the illegal use and storage of explosives, acts of arson and
bombings, acts of terrorism, and the illegal diversion of alcohol and tobacco
products. AFT partners with communities, industries, law enforcement, and
public safety agencies to safeguard the public through information sharing,
training, research, and use of technology. For more information on ATF see here.
The Secret Service is charged with safeguarding the nation's financial
infrastructure and payment systems to preserve the integrity of the economy and
to protect national leaders, visiting heads of state and government, designated
sites, and National Special Events. For more information please see here.
The Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) swore in their first female
Special Agents in 1972. This tribute celebrates the careers of numerous Special Agents
and includes interviews with women on their time in the FBI.
The National Center for Women and Policing is an organization dedicated to
the promotion of women in all ranks of law enforcement and improving police
responses to violence against women. For more information on the NCWP, please
see here.
Women in Federal Law Enforcement (WIFLE) is an organization whose mission is
to promote gender equity through leadership education that provides training,
research, scholarships, awards, and networking opportunities in partnership
with federal law enforcement agencies, WIFLE members and WIFLE sponsors. For
more information on WIFLE see here.
The National Association of Women Law Enforcement Executives (NAWLEE) was
established to address the needs of women holding senior management positions
in law enforcement. NAWLEE is dedicated to serving and furthering the interest
of women executives and those who aspire to be executives in law enforcement.
For more information see here.
The International Association of Women Police (IAWP) seeks to strengthen,
unite, and raise the profile of women in criminal justice internationally. IAWP
has members in over 60 countries and is continuing to grow, while promoting
female criminal justice professionals throughout the world. For more
information see here.
This 2015 report Ambushes of Police
analyzes incidents of extreme violence against law enforcement officers
with special focus on ambushes. It investigates methods of preventing,
responding to, and surviving ambushes.