SPOTLIGHT

The Kentucky Women's Law Enforcement Network not only supports Kentucky Law Enforcement, we also support various Kentucky groups, organizations and educational opportunities in and out of the state.

Below are a few of these organizations.  

Southern police institute

Are you a female law enforcement supervisor looking to further your education and training? Consider applying for the Cynthia Jean and George Nichols, III AOC Scholarship through SPI! The goal of this scholarship is to increase the number of female law enforcement officers in supervisory, command, or administrative roles- and encourage law enforcement agencies to become more proactive in identifying and developing more women for command positions. Click on the link below to find out more about SPI or click on FORM for further scholarship information.

Kentucky Law Enforcement Assistance Program

To provide CISM services during the acute phase following a critical incident to prevent the destructive effects of emotional trauma, job related stress, and accelerate recovery from critical incidents before stress reactions negatively impact an officer’s performance, career, health and family.

National Assoc. of Women Law Enforcement executives

The National Association of Women Law Enforcement Executives (NAWLEE) is the first organization established to address the unique needs of women holding senior management positions in law enforcement.

The NAWLEE mission is to serve and further the interests of women executives and those who aspire to be executives in law enforcement.

The general purpose and mission of the National Association of Women Law Enforcement Executives, Inc. shall be to promote the ideals and principles of women executives in law enforcement; to conduct training seminars to train, and educate women executives in law enforcement; including but not limited to the areas of leadership, management, and administration; to provide a forum for the exchange of information concerning law enforcement, and generally fostering effective law enforcement.

NAWLEE also provides mentoring opportunities for women at all stages of their career.

NAWLEE also provides opportunities for men and women in senior management positions to better understand how to retain and mentor women in their organizations.