In the USA about 12 percent of Police officers are women. In Canada it's 23 percent.

With all due respect to those of us who are "fluffy" ... I believe it should also be a consideration to their abilities.

If they paid more, the hiring pool might improve :)
 
Murrmurr said:
Sheriffs are elected, aren't they?

Maybe not in ALL counties, though, right? (I can look it up)
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Sheriffs in PA are elected and serve under the Mayor. The Coroner is also elected and they do not have to have a degree of any kind. When I retired from the State Police, I thought about running for the Coroner’s job, but then decided against it.
 
Sunkist said:
There's been a lot of discrimination in PD in area I lived in nearby for many years, but they never went THAT far!!!
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I should have been more clearer. In most cases if a single PSP is in pursuit of a felon, it’s highly likely that a backup will also be called. Even in cases where a PFA is being enforced, 2 Troopers may be be dispatched to make the arrest.
 
Sunkist said:
As much as I dislike 'pop-psych,' making insulting comments and then calling it a joke is known as 'gaslighting.'
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No gaslighting is saying something else happens and telling you you're crazy for remembering it right.
He was just making a joke.
 
CaliS said:
Many will disagree with me, but I just do not think the average female is a suitable candidate for police work - or fire fighting work.
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Most don't go fight in the army and nobody blinks an eye. I think it's unfair. A pastor fled Ukrain just in time before all men were forced to stay and fight, but the women could cosily go to Holland. Long live equality.
 
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Messy said:
Most don't go fight in the army and nobody blinks an eye. I think it's unfair. A pastor fled Ukrain just in time before all men were forced to stay and fight, but the women could cosily go to Holland. Long live equality.
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The Canadian Armed Forces allows women to apply for ALL military trades, including direct combat roles. If the applicant can pass the physical fitness testing, AND has the required educational requirements, they are going to be trained, regardless of their gender. As a result we have woman who fly fighter jets, drive main battle tanks, and command ships in our Navy.

The Chief of the Canadian Armed Forces Defense Staff is a woman, General Jennie Carigan. READ her bio here. LINK>Chief of the Defence Staff - Biography - Canada.ca

JIMB>
 
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Murrmurr said:
Sheriffs are elected, aren't they?

Maybe not in ALL counties, though, right? (I can look it up)
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In California a county has an elected sheriff that is head of that county's Sheriff's Dept. Here's some further AI comment:


Key California codes related to the election of the county sheriff include:

California Constitution, Article XI, Sections 1(b) and 4(c): These sections mandate that sheriffs be elected in general law and charter counties.
Government Code Section 24004.3: This code outlines the specific candidate qualifications required to run for sheriff, including peace officer standards, law enforcement experience, and educational requirements.
Elections Code Section 1300: This code stipulates that the sheriff must be elected in presidential election years, with 2022 and 2028 being key election years, typically serving a four-year term (or six-year term if elected in 2022).
Penal Code Section 830.1: Defines the sheriff and deputy sheriffs as peace officers
 
911 said:
The Sheriff’s office in the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania operates totally different than in states. Because PA is a Commonwealth and not a state, our Sheriffs and Deputies work for the courts. They pick up felons from jails and prisons and deliver them to courts fir their appearances. They have very limited, almost zero, investigative powers. They can make arrest with motor vehicle violations. They also spend time in jails and prisons aiding the corrections officers. It’s a completely different setup from that of a “state” compared to that of a “Commonwealth,” which still acts as they did back in the Colonial days.
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In California's San Bernardino County the Sheriff's Dept. Deputies provide primary law enforcement within the unincorporated areas of the county, in some cases the Sheriff's Dept. has contracts with incorporated cities within the county to do city policing. Also, county Sheriff's deputies run and staff the county jails, and transport inmates to the courts. County deputies also provide security and bailiff functions at the courthouse. The Sheriff also wears the hat of the County Coroner.

San Bernardino county used to have a Marshal's Office, which served misdemeanor warrants, did evictions and bailoff'd in the Municipal courts.
In the late '90s~early 2000s the Marshals were merged into the Sheriff's Dept. to cut down on duplicative functions, and save administrative overhead.
 
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911 said:
Sheriffs in PA are elected and serve under the Mayor. The Coroner is also elected and they do not have to have a degree of any kind. When I retired from the State Police, I thought about running for the Coroner’s job, but then decided against it.
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WOW. In Canada, a Coroner is a Medical Doctor, who is employed by the Provincial Government. Forensic pathologists do the actual autopsies here. Coroners here conduct inquests that try to discover the cause of death. The Coroner's Jury hears all the evidence at the time of the inquest, and their task is to return a decision, death by natural causes, death by mis-adventure, or homicide. Coroner's juries also are able to make safety recommendations, to prevent such a death, in the future.

In the case of an industrial accident that results in the death of a worker, the employer may be charged criminally under the Canadian Criminal Code. JIMB>
 
jimintoronto said:
The Canadian Armed Forces allows women to apply for ALL military trades, including direct combat roles. If the applicant can pass the physical fitness testing, AND has the required educational requirements, they are going to be trained, regardless of their gender. As a result we have woman who fly fighter jets, drive main battle tanks, and command ships in our Navy.
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Same is true for US Armed Forces.
 
jimintoronto said:
WOW. In Canada, a Coroner is a Medical Doctor, who is employed by the Provincial Government. Forensic pathologists do the actual autopsies here. Coroners here conduct inquests that try to discover the cause of death. The Coroner's Jury hears all the evidence at the time of the inquest, and their task is to return a decision, death by natural causes, death by mis-adventure, or homicide. Coroner's juries also are able to make safety recommendations, to prevent such a death, in the future.
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Canadian coroners are only required to be MDs in Ontario and PEI. Not elsewhere in Canada.

"A death investigation is a process whereby a coroner or forensic pathologist seeks to understand how and why a person died.

To do so, they must answer five questions when investigating a death:
  • Who (identity of the deceased)
  • When (date of death)
  • Where (location of death)
  • How (medical cause of death)
  • By what means (natural causes, accident, homicide, suicide or undetermined)
In some provinces, we have a Medical Examiners system and in others a Coroners system. Medical examiners must be medical doctors, but not necessarily forensic pathologists. Only the Chief and Deputy Medical Examiner are usually forensic pathologists. In Ontario, coroners are also doctors, but in the rest of Canada, coroners are lay coroners and come from many backgrounds."
Medical – Canadian Society of Forensic Science
 
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