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Winter Edition 2009 Issue 24

A Salute to Christine Nixon

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  • A tribute edition by Helen McDermott
  • The turtle only makes progress by sticking his neck out by Melinda Tynan
  • The leadership of Christine Nixon by Amanda Sinclair
  • The importance of Christine Nixon as a role model by Barbara Etter
  • Living with the Commissioner by John Becquet
  • Reducing family violence in Victoria by Jenny Fleming and Caroline Taylor
  • The gendered nature of leadership and power within policing by Barbara Etter
  • Vale - Vicki Arender APM
  • Making it Happen! the 6th Australasian Women and Policing Conference

Summer Edition 2009, Issue 23

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  • Highlights of the 2008 IAWP Conference, Darwin
  • 'The importance of emotional intelligence in leadership and law enforcement' by Barbara Etter
  • Vincent Fairfax Fellowship - Narelle Beer
  • Stakeholder experiences in workplace bullying, an Australian law enforcement example by Megan Haddon
  • The hidden extras for women in policing: sexual harassment, discrimination and workplace bullying by Susan Harwood
  • First female commander of the NSW Mounted Police by Sandra Bilson
  • Review of Mangai Natarajan's book 'Women police in a changing society; back door to equality' by Susan L Miller and Jessica P Hodge
  • 2009 Excellence in Policing Awards presentation

Winter 2008, Issue 22

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  • Engaging Men: the gender debate
  • Farewell to Tasmania's Commissioner McCreadie
  • Tasmania Police - Family Friendly
  • THEMIS - Federal Intervention - personal stories from the NT Emergency Response
  • Changing Police Culture: Evaluating Gender Bias in Applicants by Ken Byren
  • Mars and Venus? Differences and Similarities of Men and Women in the Workplace by Natalie Sherlock
  • Mentoring - Beyond the Gender Thing by John Todor
  • IAWP Office of the Year - Joanne Howard, Mentor of the Year
  • On Criminal Silences - Gender Based Violence in Timor Leste by Juani O'Reilly and Paul Jevtovic
  • A global role for women police - can women police spearhead the movement to bring justice for women? by Mangai Natarajan
  • Women and Peacekeeping - celebrating 20 years by Christine Winter
  • Missing Person by Leonie Jacques
  • Life and a Police Wife in Far North Queensland by Kate Moloney
  • First woman to lead a police region in Indonesia
  • Call for Papers - 2009 Making it Happen!
  • ACWAP 2008 Excellence in Policing Awards
  • Barbar Etter APM
  • Sorry Day and what it means to me by Angela Tassone
  • Australasian Institute of Policing (AIPol) www.aipol.org

Summer 2008, Issue 21

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  • Meet our new committee members
  • 2007 Excellence in Policing Awards
  • 2007 Conference summary
  • Strategies for success
  • Leadership development
  • Older and wiser
  • Global role for women police
  • Interviewing indigenous women
  • ACWAP retrospective
  • Music piracy


    Issue 20

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    • Obituary - Audrey Fagan by Jenny Fleming
    • ACWAP's 10th Anniversary by Helen McDermott
    • Introducing the ACWAP Committee
    • ACWP goes to Libya by Kim Eaton
    • The Duluth Model - what it is and is not, clarifying and correcting common misconceptions by Betty Taylor and Brian Sullivan
    • Women in Peacekeeping - How to Make History by Christine Winter
    • Updates from Tasmania, the Northern Territory and Queensland
    • Harassment - Don't Cop it - a Queensland Police Service initiative
    • Leadership Development for Women Program at WA Police by Susan Harwood
    • Pathways into Policing: research project by Barbara Stewart
    • Women in Policing and Peacekeeping Missions by Leanne Giraud
    • Book Review by Carole Moschetti of Making Sex Work by Mary Sullivan
    • International Association of Women Police by Andrea Humphrys
    • Women Graduates in Rwanda by Shirley Randell
    • Music Piracy: what is it? by Music Industry Piracy Investigations

     

    Issue 19 - Winter 2007

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    • 2006 Excellence in Policing Awards
    • Perspective from Iran
    • Chief Inspector Pelenatita Tapueluelu
    • Inspector Juanita Matanga
    • Pacific Women's Advisory Network
    • The Murder of Peter Falconio
    • SA Women's Forum Showcases Success
    • Victoria Police Museum
    • Absolutely Positively Wellington Women Police
    • New Zealand Police Museum
    • Operation Unique: rape and abuse on Pitcairn Island

    Issue No.18

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    • Candle Lighting 2006, remembering the lives of Queensland women lost to domestic and family violence
    • No man is an island "men's violence against women is deliberate, purposeful and strategic. It has never been a slip of the tongue or a slip of the fist" by Brian Sullivan
    • Inspector Mariah John, Royal Papua New Guinea Constabulary by Brad Eaton
    • Assessment of Domestic Violence in the Nigeria Police: an empirical enquiry by Aremu A. Oyesoji and Adeniran O. Stella.
    • Success Saboteurs by Trisha Kendall
    • Australian Institute of Police Management by Somer Taylor
    • Rewriting the Ideal Police Corporeality: women in policing by Natasha Sugden
    • Book Review - Holding Yawulyu: white culture and black women's law by Zohl de'Ishtar review by Kim Eaton
    • Inspector Jan Edge (New Zealand Police) So how on earth did I end up in PNG?
    • Constable Yolanda Thompson - life as First Year Constable in Qpol
    • Celebrating 10 years of the Women's Advisory Group in Qpol

    Issue No.17

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    • 2005 Conference
    • 2005 Excellence in Policing Awards
    • Barriers and Facilitating Factors for Women Policing: considerations for making policing an employer of choice
    • Better Policing Responses to Adult Sexual Assault
    • How to Identify and Protect Yourself from Confidence Scams on the Internet
    • Rape Reform and Resistance
    • Community Policing, Paramilitary Policing and Implications for Women
    • Legislation and Guidelines for Addressing the Trafficking of Human Beings in the USA
    • Pacific Islands Chiefs of Police - Women's Advisory Network
    • Status of Women in Police in Asia

    Issue No.16 - Autumn 2005

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    • NSW Celebrates 90 Years of Women in Policing
    • Dr Tim Prenzler provides an update on the Status of Women in Policing
    • Sally Urquhart is remembered
    • Women and Crisis Negotiation
    • Policing in Timor-Leste
    • ACWAP Paper Presented to the Women in Firefighting Forum
    • ACWAP's 2005 Excellence in Policing Awards
    • Women in Policing in the Northern Territory
    • 2005 Improving Policing for Women in the Asia Pacific Region Conference
    • International Deployment Group
    • and more........

    Issue No.15 - Spring 2004

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    • Policing Trafficking in Women for Prostitution by Kathleen Maltzahn
    • News from Queensland Police Service: Senior Women's Forum
    • South Pacific Chiefs of Police - Women's Advisory Group
    • Men Stopping Violence: White Ribbon Day
    • Sex Discrimination and Sexual Harassment within the NSW Police Service: has anything changed? by Mark Szalajko
    • PNG Police Women Shine in Cairns by Brad Eaton
    • 2005 conference Improving Policing for Women in the Asia Pacific Region
    • WomenSpeak Network
    • Leadership Development in Western Australia Police by Susan Harwood
    • Joanne Clarkson - PNG - a leader in the making by Judith Mysko
    • ACWAP's 2004 Excellence in Policing Awards
    • Teaching Iraqi Police by Dee Quigley

    Issue No.14 - Winter 2004

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    • News from Queensland: Inaugural Jim O'Sullivan Achievement Award and QPS Women's Advisory Network Update
    • Book Review by Jenny Fleming of Mark Finnane's book When Police Unionise
    • Growth Still Slow at the Top by Jeff Lemberg from Women's News
    • Women in Policing: Fragile Gains by Helen McDermott
    • AFP Leadership Conference
    • Women in Leadership: Leading Yourself and Others by Avril Henry
    • New Zealand Police - Flexible Employment and Best Practice by Paula Rose
    • Sexual Assault Resources: the Australian Centre for the Study of Sexual Assault (ACSSA)
    • Women and Discrimination - policing perspective by Stephen Leane and Jacqueline Durand, Victoria Police
    • Membership Form

    Issue No.13 - Summer 03/04

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    • Excellence in Policing Awards
    • Book Reviews
    • Contemporary Issues Facing Women in Policing, New Zealand Police - Flexible Employment and Best Practice
    • ACWAP AGM

    Issue No.12 - Spring 2003

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    • International Women's Day 2003
    • Interview with Victoria Police Assistant Commissioner Crime, Simon Overland, Equity Confounded?
    • Cover Story Kerry Davenport Career Profile
    • Papers from the 2002 Women and Policing Globally Conference

    Issue No.11 - Autumn 2003

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    • 2002 Women and Policing Globally: the Third Australasian Women and Policing Conference and the 40th Annual IAWP Conference
    • Photos and summaries from the Australasian Council of Women and Policing's conference

    Issue No.10 - Spring 2002

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    International Association of Women Police's 39th conference, Edmonton Canada

    • Improving Policing for Women Globally
    • Only 100 Years? by Robin Tennant Wood, Trust the Women Co-ordinator
    • Why Join? A new committee member's perspective by Melita Sterling
    • The Changing Face of Victoria Police by Jacqueline Sebire
    • Women and Crime - just soft porn for the media by Helen McDermott and Melinda Tynan
    • Legacy Writing - reflecting on your life and telling a story by Laura Goodman-Brown
    • Women on the March - History of Victoria Policewomen
    • No Honour for Women Police? by Helen McDermott
    • Equality Denied: the Status of Women in Policing (US) 2001
    • What on earth is GLBTI? by Dee Quigley
    • The Impact of Police Culture on Women and their Performance in Policing by Carmel Niland

    Issue No.9 - Autumn 2002

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    • Victoria Pride March
    • AFP Gay and Lesbian Liaison Officer Network by Dee Quigley
    • The Experience of an AFP Liaison Officer in Hong Kong by Kylie Flower
    • The AFP Honours Women: Valda Mathers
    • Children and Family Violence: effective interventions now by Graham Barnes
    • Book Review: Power Tools for Women by Joni Daniels
    • Book Review: A Business of Your Own by Pru Goward

    Issue No.8 - Spring 2001

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    • Profile: Chief Commissioner Christine Nixon APM
    • Sharing the Load - the experiences of a supportive (male) partner by John Becquet
    • Professional Distance - Defining It, Maintaining It, Managing It by Dr Anna Corbo-Crehan
    • Some Personal Insights and Lesson Learnt: by Christine Lidgard
    • Towards a Different Future: positively transforming the gender divide by Fiona Krautil, Director Equal Opportunity for Women in Workplace Agency
    • Women and Justice - is there justice for women? by the Hon Justice Roslyn Atkinson
    • Book Review: Working in Fear: experiences of workplace violence a report by Oonagh Barron

    Issue No.7- Winter 2001

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    • Third Excellence in Policing Awards
    • Profile: Lyn Jones APM, Tasmania Police
    • Honouring Women: don't hesitate, nominate
    • Want to get a promotion? Don't forget career development by Wendy Austin
    • IAWP Conference Toronto - September 2000 by Andrea Humphrys
    • National Conference of Senior Women Police Officers (UK) by Dr Sue Woolfenden QPM
    • Women in Policing - the view from Europe by Trudy Manders European Network of Policewomen
    • Lesbian Domestic Violence: unseen, unheard and discounted by Jude Irwin

    Issue No.6 - Spring 2000

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    • Policing in East Timor by Sharon McCarthy
    • International Perspective by Marion Gold
    • Australians Policing Cyprus by Andrea Humphrys
    • Promotions in Tasmania - tough for police with families by Debbie May
    • Postcard from East Timor by Kate Ferry
    • Book Review: the day Kadi lost part of her life (Female Genital Mutilation)
    • Book Review: Common Grounds: violence against women in war and armed conflict
    • Police Women and Their Partners: influence and outcomes of work stress in the family by B. Thompson, A. Kirk-Brown and D. Brown (Griffith University)
    • Investigating Genocide in Rwanda by Julie Christoffel
    • Launch of Fitting in or Standing Out?
    • Investigating War Crimes in the Former Yugoslavia by Suellen Taylor

    Issue No.5 - Winter 2000

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    • International Women's Day 2000
    • Second Excellence in Policing Awards presentation
    • Breaking the Glass Ceiling Awards
    • Australian Women's History Search
    • International Round Table working to improve policing for women
    • Slow gains for women in policing in the United States
    • Global Networks and Women in Policing by Frances Heidensohn and Jennifer Brown
    • Profile of Women and Policing groups
    • A quick guide to women's groups and other policing groups
    • Useful internet sites
    • ACWAP: a trajectory leading to inclusive policing by Jill Bolen

    Issue No.4 - Summer 1999

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    • Brute Force II: the continuing need for affirmative action in the Victoria Police Force by the Federation of Community Legal Centres Vic Inc
    • Women Officials in Police Unions Meeting in Tasmania
    • Visitors and Invaders - Women in a Male Dominated Industry by Katy Steenstrup, ACTU Qld
    • Contrasts in Policing; lessons from international comparisons by Dr Jennifer Brown and Professor Frances Heidensohn
    • Measuring Progress in Gender Equity in Australian Policing by Dr Tim Prenzler
    • Equal Opportunity in Part Time Policing by Margaret Hogan, Victoria Police Association
    • 'You can't be a mother and a police officer' how police services can do it better by Jennifer Bradley, AFP

    Issue No.3 - Spring 1999

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    • Women Speak Out About Policing: the Second Australasian Women and Policing Conference
    • The Inaugural Excellence in Policing Awards
    • Welcome to Country by Ms Eunice Watson
    • International Policing Obligations to Women by Heidi Horvath, AFP
    • Policing Violence Against Women Internationally by Melinda Tynan
    • Understanding Violence Against Women: Information and Data Issues for Australia by Dr  Pamela Kinnear, AIC
    • Police Response to Sexual Assault in NSW by Julie Stewart, Centre for Applied Policing Research

    Issue No.2 - Autumn 1999

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    • The Second Conference of Australasian Women and Policing - How well do we police women?
    • AFP Women's Network celebrates International Women's Day
    • It's Got to Stop by Jane Munday, Northern Territory Police
    • Ending Domestic Violence - programs for perpetrators
    • Women, Policing and Equality Before the Law by Jill Bolen and Janet Ramsay
    • Women in the Police Service: fostering a career by Jacqueline Drew, Queensland Police Service
    • Honour for AFP women at the Edna Awards
    • Career Moves: thinking of moving on?

    Issue No.1 - Summer 1998

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    • Operation Womenforce: Victorian women's groups target the Victoria Police
    • Establishment of the Australasian Council of Women and Policing Inc
    • Obituary: Clare Burton 1942 - 1998
    • Women and Police Unions: at a crossroads by Helen McDermott and Marea Rayment, delivered at the Sixth Women and Labour Conference, 1997
    • What are the problems and issues facing women in policing? a study by the National Police Research Unit, Michelle Circelli
    • Survey of Queensland Women: a comprehensive report on the lives, attitudes and experience of Queensland women 1997-1998