Police Academy Graduates Its First Female Officers

[Highwayman]

KIRKUK, Iraq, June 5, 2007 — The first women to train at Kirkuk Police Academy were among the 980 police officers and noncommissioned officers (NCOs) to graduate from the academy, June 3, 2007.

Nisreen Hama Amin and Mirvat Amin, no relation, have joined their male counterparts in donning the blue uniform of the Iraqi police force to answer what they see as the patriotic call to duty.

“I want to help the people and do something good for my country,” Nisreen said. “I saw female police officers in Irbil and other places, and decided that this was the way to do it.”

Nisreen, who graduated from the basic police course, is new to the field of police work while Mirvat, a graduate of the NCO course, has nearly three years of experience working with the Iraqi police. Although female police officers may still be uncommon in Iraq, they provide a vital function within the police force in dealings with civilian women.....

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[TexKan]

I heard and saw where they are deploying all female officers (police) in Afghanastan........... I believe it was. They are highly trained officers and they have found that the women (who are usually the target of crime) are willing to co operate with them where as they won't talk to the men. Since men are usually the perps of the crimes. I'll have to see if I can find the link but I believe they were NATO units. It was quite a milestone in the country they were located in and the results have been fabulous.