This year marks the 100th anniversary of women in the police force. Crime Correspondent Ellie Cullen looks at how attitudes have changed.
When Edith Smith became the first woman to be given the power to arrest in 1915, she wasn’t even allowed to vote.
Instead of carrying a truncheon, she could only arm herself with an umbrella, and her main duty was to deal with prostitutes.
With most of the country’s men overseas fighting in the First World War, the decision to appoint her was more of a necessity than a desire to promote equality. – READ MORE
