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tDistributed to the Council and C. 374. Ml. 144. 1927.IV.
. the Members of the League.]
(C. T. . E. 331.)
GENEVA, August 1st, 1927.
LEAGUE OF NATIONS
TRAFFIC IN WOMEN AND CHILDREN COMMITTEE.
THE EMPLOYMENT OF WOMEN IN THE POLICE.
Note by the Secretary-General:
In conformity with the request of the Traffic in Women and Children Committee of the
Advisory Commission for the Proteotion and Welfare of Children and Young People, the Council of
the League of Nations, at a meeting held on June 17th, 1927, decided that a summary of the
information in the possession of the Secretariat of the League of Nations relating to the employment
of women police in the different countries should be transmitted to all Governments.
The Secretary-General has the honour to communicate herewith the summary in question.
INTRODUCTION.
During its second session (March 1923) the Advisory Committee on Traffic in Women and
Children passed the following resolution:
The Advisory Committee, having regard to the useful work done by women police
in countries where they have been employed, recommends that women as well as men
should be employed among the police engaged in dealing with prostitution.
The Council, when considering this resolution, was unanimously of the opinion that, while
the question with which it dealt was of entirely domestic concern, it might nevertheless be of interest
to the Governments to know the view of such an expert body as the Advisory Committee. The
Council therefore instructed the Secretary-General to forward this resolution to the various
Governments.
At the third session of the Advisory Committee (April 1924), it was decided that the question
of women police should be raised at the next session of the Committee when the decisions reached
at the Graz Congress would be known. This Congress, the Sixth International Congress for the
Suppression of Traffic in Women and Children, was held on September 18th, 19th and 20th, 1924;
it carried the following resolution unanimously:
That, in view of the experience gained as to the benefits accruing from the
employment of carefully selected and adequately trained policewomen in dealing with
delinquent women and children and in the prevention of delinquency, the National
Committees are requested to urge on their respective Governments the necessity for
incorporating a sufficient number of women, with adequate powers and status, in every
police force.
This resolution of the Graz Congress was considered by the Advisory Committee at its fourth
session. The Committee adopted the following resolution, which was approved by the Council
on June 9th, 1925:
The Advisory Committee had under consideration the resolution on the subject of
the employment of women police adopted by the Congress at Graz convened by the
International Bureau for the Suppression of Traffic in Women and Children in September
1924.
The Advisory Committee is impressed by the experience gained in several countries
showing that women can give effective and valuable service in police work, especially
in the prevention of certain classes of offences, and hopes that the question of the use of
' the services of women in police forces will receive the fullest consideration of the
Governments.
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