What you should know
- The New York State Police joined other police departments across the country in signing the “Commitment 30×30“, a commitment to increase the representation of women in the ranks of the State Police and improve women’s experiences in law enforcement, Governor Kathy Hochul announced Wednesday as part of Women’s History Month.
- The core commitment of the pledge is for women to be 30 percent of recruiting classes by 2030 and to ensure that law enforcement agencies are truly representative of the jurisdictions and communities they serve. The commitment is part of the State Police’s efforts to diversify its membership.
- The State Police also redesigned its recruiting program to reach more female and minority candidates and met with community leaders from across the state to lay the foundation for more productive long-term relationships. The deadline to register for the entrance examination of NYS Trooper is April 10, 2022. More information can be found on the State Police recruiting website: https://joinstatepolice.ny.gov/
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The New York State Police joined other police departments across the country in signing the “Commitment 30×30“, a commitment to increase the representation of women in the ranks of the State Police and improve women’s experiences in law enforcement, Governor Kathy Hochul announced Wednesday as part of Women’s History Month.
The core commitment of the pledge is for women to be 30 percent of recruiting classes by 2030 and to ensure that law enforcement agencies are truly representative of the jurisdictions and communities they serve. The commitment is part of the State Police’s efforts to diversify its membership.
“Police work is about public service, and law enforcement agencies are most effective when they have strong connections and reflect the diversity of the communities they serve,” said Governor Hochul. “The State Police was created more than 100 years ago after the determined efforts of two women. We will build on this legacy and continue to diversify our ranks, and I encourage all stakeholders to seize the opportunity to make a profound and positive impact on the lives of others by joining this law enforcement community.
The Pledge is an effort led by the 30×30 Initiative, a coalition of police leaders, researchers, and professional organizations that have come together to advance the representation and experiences of women in all ranks of policing in the United States. The 30×30 Initiative is affiliated with the NYU Law School Policing Project and the National Association of Women Law Enforcement Executives (NAWLEE).
More than 150 police departments across the country, including the New York Police Department, have signed the 30×30 Pledge.
The agencies that sign the 30×30 Commitment have agreed:
- Take steps to increase the representation of women in all ranks of law enforcement.
- Ensuring that policies and procedures are free from bias.
- Promote the equitable recruitment, retention and promotion of female officers.
- Ensure your culture is inclusive of, respectful of, and supportive of women in all ranks and roles in law enforcement.
Nationwide, women make up about 12 percent of sworn members, and female State Police membership is 11.6 percent.
In particular, the State Police Division was created through the efforts of two women, Moyca Newell and Katherine Mayo. In 1913, a construction foreman was killed during a robbery in Westchester County. With no local Police Department at the time, the man’s killers escaped. Her employer Newell and her friend Mayo started a movement to form a state Police Department that would provide protection to all of rural New York. As a result of his efforts, on April 11, 1917, the New York State Legislature passed a new law establishing the Division of State Police. In 1974, the first four women Troopers they graduated from the New York State Police Academy.
The State Police signed the 30×30 Pledge as part of its ongoing recruitment drive for the Division entrance exam, which is the first step in becoming a New York State Trooper. As part of the effort to recruit a more diverse population, the State Police moved the exam to a computerized format for the first time to make it more accessible. The exam is available at 54 testing centers in New York State, more than 250 locations in the United States, and 112 military locations worldwide. Candidates will be able to choose where and when to take the exam.
The State Police also redesigned its recruiting program to reach more female and minority candidates and met with community leaders from across the state to lay the foundation for more productive long-term relationships.
The deadline to register for the entrance examination of NYS Trooper is April 10, 2022. More information can be found on the State Police recruiting website: https://joinstatepolice.ny.gov/
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