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While Women Make Gains In Police Jobs, Ky. Agencies Are Increasingly Male
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Women are making strides in police forces across the country. But in Kentucky, progress remains distant.
Kentucky Center for Investigative Reporting (https://kycir.org/tag/kentucky-state-police/)
Women are making strides in police forces across the country. But in Kentucky, progress remains distant.
Amid growing scrutiny of Kentucky law enforcement’s use of asset forfeiture, more than twice as many agencies disclosed last year how much cash and property they seized than they did two years prior.Â
Every two months, gun dealers from across the region flock to a Kentucky State Police office with a wish list of weapons in hand. KSP resells firearms confiscated by police because the law says they have to. And this approach, born in Kentucky, has picked up steam across the country.