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International Association of Women Police  

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  • The International Association of Women Police (IAWP) was formed in 1956 as a continuation of the International Association of Policewomen (IAP), which was founded in 1915 and discontinued in 1932. Membership is open to all sworn law enforcement officers—male and female—around the world; nonsworn officers and those in related fields are eligible for associate membership. [Source: Encyclopedia of Law Enforcement; International Association of Women Police]

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