When David Kassick, an unarmed 59-year-old, was fatally shot by a Hummelstown, Pennsylvania, police officer during a routine traffic stop in early February, his case barely registered a blip on the national radar. By then, nearly 100 other Americans had already lost their lives at the […]
Female Police Officers Increasing Play Active Roles But Many More Are Needed
When Mie Niwayama became a police officer 32 years ago, most women were assigned to the traffic section after graduating from the academy. But times have changed, and in April, Niwayama, 51, became the first woman to head a riot police unit, consisting of three all-male […]