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| | Police say increasing women among the ranks is one step towards police reform |
Brooklyn Park police officer Alyssa Archer has been a patrol officer at the department for about seven years. Becoming an officer was Archer’s lifelong goal.
"Kids want to be a teacher, they want to be a veterinarian, and that changes throughout the stages of their life. That never wavered for me. I always and consistently wanted to be the police,” Archer said.
Now, she's one of five officers in the department who are women.
A low number compared to the about 40 male officers on staff. It’s partly why the department signed the 30x30 pledge — a national initiative with the goal of turning police departments to 30 percent women by the year 2030. | |
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