Officer Jennifer Sebena

 

Officer Jennifer Sebena
Wauwatosa, Wisconsin
End of Watch – December 24, 2012

 

On Thursday, March 21, 2013, the Board of Directors of the National Law Enforcement Officers Memorial Fund, NLEOMF, decided to delay a decision to include Wauwatosa, Wisconsin Officer Jennifer Sebena’s name on their roll of honour until 2014.

Officer Sebena was killed while on duty on December 24, 2012. The Board of Directors of NLEOMF have deferred the decision to include her on their roll of honour while they “continue to examine and investigate” the circumstances of her death.

Please take the time to research the facts surrounding Officer Jennifer Sebena's death and make your voices heard regarding the decision not to include her name on the Memorial in 2013.

Online petition - www.change.org

Other sites for your consideration:

NLEOMF Site

Officer Gwen Downs

Officer Yvonne d'Pettit

Congratulations Superintendent Friedl!

 

What a fitting promotion during the month of March - Women's History Month - Deborah Friedl has been chosen to be the interim Lowell police chief!

Congratulations to Debbie!

Our own IAWP Executive Director, Deborah Friedl, has been chosen to be the interim Lowell police chief. She will be the first woman to lead department.

It wasn't a surprise, but it was historic Thursday when City Manager Bernie Lynch selected Deputy Supt. Deborah Friedl as the department's interim superintendent to replace Kenneth Lavallee, who works his last day March 29. Friedl, who joined the Lowell Police Department in 1985, becomes the first woman to lead the department. It was well-known in the department and in political circles that Lynch zeroed in on Friedl early in the process, and not long after Lavallee announced earlier this month he would not complete his three-year contract, which expires at the end of 2013. Lynch interviewed more than a half-dozen candidates for the interim position. Friedl will be in the post for the next four to six months,

Lowell Sun Article - Deborah Friedl

March - Women's History Month

The first woman to be a police officer in the United States was orginally believed to date back to Los Angleles, California Police Department in 1908.  But newer evidence now suggests that it was the Chicago Police Department who employed the first female officer in the late 1890's.
In those years a women worked were limited to youth, administrative, or traffic assignments ("meter maids").  It was not until the mid-late 1970's that women were employed in the patrol function and allowed to perform the job that was once restricted to males.

Check out the article below for more information and links on the history of women in policing. 

Discover Policing - Women in Law Enforcement

Upcoming Summit for Police Professionals

3rd Annual Next Generation Leadership Summit
for Police Professionals

June 2 - 7, 2013

A collaboration between:
Fitchburg Police Department
Harvard Police Department
Fitchburg State University

Earn university credits.

$495.00 registration fee.

Fitchburg State University

160 Pearl Street

Fitchburg, MA 01402-2697

Check the link below for further information:

Next Generation Leadership Summit

Sgt. Doreen Champagne - First Female Superior Office in Haverhill, MA

Congratulations Sergeant Doreen Champagne!

Doreen Champagne is the first female superior officer in the city of Havehill.  She joined the Haverhill Police Department in 2004. She is one of six female officers in the department, but is the first woman to hold a rank above private in city history.  Champagne is also the only officer in the department with a law degree.

Best wishes for her and her future career in law enforcement!

See the story in the Eagle Tribune
http://www.eagletribune.com/latestnews/x1121359148/Haverhill-force-gets-first-female-superior-officer

Line Dance Fundraiser 

Co-hosted by:
Massachusetts Association of Women in Law Enforcement
and
Friends of Massachusetts Park Ranger Mounted Unit

March 23, 2013
7:00 - 11:00PM

VFW Post 1702, Braintree, MA

 Put on your cowboy boots and kick up your heels! 

Bring a friend and meet new friends.
 

$20 per person.
DJ and Instructor Joe Steele
Raffle prizes and 50/50
Appetizers served.  Cash bar only.
For futher information on this event check the link below or visit www.mawle.org.

 

Line Dance Fundraiser

Massachusetts Police Civil Service Exam - April 20, 2013

Boston Police Department, as well as other departments, are looking for police officers.

  Entrance Civil Service Exam is on April 20, 2013

 

Deadline for registering is March 18, 2013. 

Late registration has an additional fee and will not be accepted after April 1, 2013.

 

Don't miss out on this career opportunity!

www.mass.gov/civilservice

 

 

 

 

International Association of Chiefs of Police
Women's Leadership Institute

April 22 - 26, 2013
Hosted by:
Boston Police Department

The IACP Center for Police Leadership and Training, with funding from Motorola Solutions Foundation, proudly introduces a new leadership certification program, the Women's Leadership Institute (WLI).  The WLI program is a five and a half day, 46-hour course, focused on the unique challenges facing women leaders in law enforcement.  To develop current and future leaders, the curriculum focuses on enhancing the business, leadership, and personal effectiveness skills of female leaders.  The course is open to female and male, sworn and non-sworn personnel serving in supervisory positions, and to senior patrol officers aspiring to become supervisors. 

This interactive program uses senior women instructors and mentors from United States and Canadian law enforcement agencies and operates in an intensive experiential learning environment.  Theories included in the program are gleaned from IACP's research on leading people, groups, and change.  Other topics covered include: effective communication and conflict management; career mapping; fair, impartial, and ethical policing; transformational leadership; and stress management.  Evening sessions include one-on-one time with instructors and mentors to assist participants with designing a strategic plan for their career. 

Upcoming classes:

• Boston, MA
  Hosted by the Boston Police Department
  April 22 - 26, 2013
• Seattle, WA
  Hosted by the Port of Seattle Police Department
  July 15 - 19, 2013

Classes begin on Monday morning and conclude midday Friday.  Tuition, including both day classes and evening seminars, is $775.00.

Lodging and some meals for the program are negotiated by IACP for the participants at a reduced rate at the Millennium Bostonian Hotel.  Rates are also available for commuter students.  Rates for the Seattle class are currently being negotiated with a hotel near the training sit.

Registration for this course cannot be accomplished online.  To register or for more information, please contact IACP Coordinator, Kathleen Martinez, at 703-836-6767 x261 or martinez@theiacp.org.

IACP Women's Leadership Institute (WLI)