FBI: More Than 7,600 People Were Victimized by Hate Crimes in 2016
Law enforcement agencies reported a total of 7,615 victims of hate crimes nationwide in 2016.
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Burden Pasenelli, Legendary Female FBI Agent Who Shattered Stereotypes, Dies
Burden Pasenelli, a former special agent who shattered gender barriers in the FBI, died Tuesday in Arizona following a brief illness.
Appeals Court: Different Standards for FBI Fitness Test Is Not Discrimination
The FBI’s physical fitness test has different standards for men and women.
Border Patrol Seeks to Diminish Gender Gap to Address Influx of Female Migrants
By Steve Neavling ticklethewire.com The gender gap among Border Patrol agents is significant, even as more women are crossing the border illegally. The Los Angeles Times reports a 173% in the number of apprehended female immigrants, yet just 5% of the agency’s 21,000 agents are women. Border Patrol hopes to correct the disparity by aggressively…
Obama Administration to Ban Racial Profiling Among Federal Law Enforcement
By Steve Neavling ticklethewire.com In an effort to curb racial profiling, the Obama administration plans today to announce new rules for federal law enforcement, the Washington Post reports. Attorney General Eric Holder Jr. wants to prevent federal officials from using gender, race, national origin, religion, sexual orientation and gender identity to open cases. The plan…
New Head of Jacksonville FBI Office Was Never Discouraged by Gender
Steve Neavling ticklethewire.com Michelle Klimt was eating dinner with her dad in the 1970s when he grumbled about women becoming FBI agents, the Florida Times-Union reported. He was a special agent at the time. “And I sat there and said, ‘Hey dad, I can do what you do now.’ He never complained again and was…
Justice Department to Dramatically Expand Rules Aimed at Profiling by Federal Agents
Steve Neavling ticklethewire.com In a move to address decades of concerns about the protection of civil rights, the Justice Department plans to expand its definition of racial profiling to alleviate discrimination by religion, nationality, gender and sexual orientation, the New York Times reports. Although the Bush administration banned racial profiling in 2003, it provided exclusions…
Overcoming Gender Equality at Border Patrol Long Way to Go
Steve Neavling ticklethewire.com Jodi Butts, a law enforcement officer since 1998, said the challenges facing women in the field are numerous. Now a military police officer in the U.S. Army, Butts said women must work harder to be accepted. As law enforcement officers we face a multitude of challenges every day. Whether it’s dealing with…