Posted on 05/20/2021 3:23:54 PM PDT by simpson96
The Waco Police Department is joining a nationwide effort to try and diversify its police force by recruiting more women.
Recently, the department signed "The 30x30 Pledge," which aims to have women make up 30 percent of its police force by 2030.
So far, there are 37 women in the Waco PD, according to Officer Garen Bynum, the department's spokesperson. He said they make up 15% of its officers, which is 3% more than the national average of female officers (12%).
Still, "to make the 30x30, we still have a lot of work to do," Bynum said.
Before the pledge, the department was already looking into recruiting more women, but the pandemic "really put a damper on our recruiting efforts," he said. But with the state opening back up, "this is the perfect time for us to get behind [30x30] in full force," he noted.
He added that the new female police chief, Sheryl Victorian, was a force in pushing the 30x30 initiative forward and hopes her story will inspire other women in the community.
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Dang.... didn’t know Stacey Abrams had a twin.
Looks like she ate a couple of po-po’s.
Waco Police pledges to increase women officers to 30% by 2030
Nope!
Still ain’t going there. Subhumans such as myself (I have the patch, but you know that) have no need for anything in or around Waco worth the trouble or the risk . . .
I haven't heard word one about that in ages.
Only if you want someone to be shot. They have nothing else.
Never forget.
What standards will be lowered?
I’m a chick, and the only thing this story would inspire me to do if I lived there is move.
They have standards?!
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