Windsor police recruiting females

With the change and development of society, women are playing an increasingly important role in the workplace.

Police could cease to be a male-dominated profession if the Windsor Police Service have anything to do with it.

To recruit more female police officers, the Windsor Police Service held several informal and casual recruitment sessions recently. Each session highlights several female officers who will share their career success and challenges. These local female heroes can answer any questions about the profession in the hope of inspiring more women to join a career in policing. 

Tammy Fryer, an inspector of Windsor Police Service, said there are approximately 100 women out of 500 sworn officers in Windsor. 

“We want to show women in our community that policing is an available career,” Fryer said. “We really want to ask the question why women are not applying to police and what can we do as an organization to make this profession more attractive to women in the community.” 

Fryer believes it is important to increase the number of female police officers. 

“We’re looking for people that have the ability to communicate effectively, be compassionate, be empathetic, really relate to individuals more and try to solve a situation in a more compassionate manner,” said Fryer. “Unfortunately, women have a lot more of those competencies and abilities than men do. It’s just innate.”  

Jamie Scott said she was encouraged and looked forward to becoming a member of the Windsor police. 

“I feel really confident in my abilities now, especially learning the stories of current officers and what they went through to get to where they are now,” Scott said. 

Sarah Harrison had always been interested in law and passed the bar exam but thinks law enforcement suited her better. 

“It’s much different from the other side of the law that I initially trained for,” said Harrison. “I wanted something more dynamic, something more engaging. I’m just feeling really inspired by what I’ve heard and seen here today that a lot of things are possible, but I didn’t think we’re possible before.” Harrison said. 

Another session will be held on November 28 at 5 p.m. at 4007 Sandwich St.