Intimate portraits of a diverse group of trailblazing women who shattered the glass ceiling of law enforcement to achieve command positions. TOP COPS also includes landmark data on the current and future roles of women in policing from the International Association of Chiefs of Police and the National Center for Women & Policing, and a history of women in policing.
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"As young women think about what choices they have in life, this is a must read. Men should read it also...Top Cops explores the vision of women who believed in what they were doing...." -- Barrie-Louis Switzen, Executive Producer/Moderator, The Woman's Connection (sm)
"Excellent text for a course on women's history...Also would be beneficial to current female police officers as they try to define their roles as mentors." -- National Women's Studies Association Journal, Spring 2001
...Marion Gold provides an indispensable resource for both scholars and members of the law enforcement community...about women in law enforcement, particularly those of us in leadership positions. -- Janet Napolitano, Attorney General, State of Arizona
The remarkable strides that women have made in law enforcement are good not only for law enforcement but for America as well. Their stories serve as an inspiration to young women across America who have every right to believe they can pursue any career and rise to any challenge.... -- Governor George Pataki, New York
Women play an integral role in Illinois law enforcement...it is important...to break the stereotypes that can limit opportunity. -- Governor George H. Ryan, Illinois
"Excellent text for a course on women's history...Also would be beneficial to current female police officers as they try to define their roles as mentors." -- National Women's Studies Association Journal, Spring 2001
...Marion Gold provides an indispensable resource for both scholars and members of the law enforcement community...about women in law enforcement, particularly those of us in leadership positions. -- Janet Napolitano, Attorney General, State of Arizona
The remarkable strides that women have made in law enforcement are good not only for law enforcement but for America as well. Their stories serve as an inspiration to young women across America who have every right to believe they can pursue any career and rise to any challenge.... -- Governor George Pataki, New York
Women play an integral role in Illinois law enforcement...it is important...to break the stereotypes that can limit opportunity. -- Governor George H. Ryan, Illinois
About the Author
MARION GOLD is a publicist and author with a distinguished history of communications and marketing excellence. Her articles on marketing, diversity, and women in the workforce appear in marketing trade journals, and national newspapers and magazines. She served on the Boards of the Arizona Women’s Town Hall and the National Association of Women Business Owners, Phoenix Metropolitan Chapter; the Advisory Board of the National Women’s History Museum (Washington, DC); and on the Public Policy Council of the National Association for Female Executives. She is on the Boards of the Illinois Woman’s Press Association, Soroptimist International of the Americas (Chicago Club), and on the Board of Judges for THE GLOBALS International Competition Healthcare Communications sponsored by The New York Festivals.
Following her successful career as one of the few women to break through the "glass ceiling" of Corporate America, Marion has been providing community outreach and publicity services to a variety of organizations in the community service and women’s advocacy arenas. She was named the Year 2000 Communicator of Achievement by the Illinois Woman’s Press Association. She was cited for her service to the community, and her achievements as an editorial writer, publicist, and book author. Marion has been featured in Working Woman magazine, the Soroptimist of the Americas, and was named by Today’s Chicago Woman to their list of 100 Women Making a Difference. Marion has been a featured speaker and panel moderator for the annual meetings of the National Association of Women Law Enforcement Executives, the National Center for Women & Policing, and Women in Federal Law Enforcement. She also has been a guest speaker at a variety of other events, including the 17th Annual Graduate Women in ! Business conference at the JL Kellogg Graduate School of Management, the Ari-zona Women’s Town Hall, the Women’s Network Exchange of Arizona, the Arizona Women Lawyers Association, the Illinois Woman’s Press Association, and at several programs by invitation of the State of Arizona Governor’s Division for Women.
Until her resignation at the end of 1993, Gold was executive vice-president and general manager of a communications company in Chicago that is part of the Health and Medical Communications Group of OMNICOM. She is credited with taking a part-time editorial position and less than $100 thousand in billings in 1980 and rocketing it into a dynamic multi-media organization billing millions of dollars a year.
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Marion E. Gold is an experienced writer and marketing communications expert. Her articles and editorials appear in marketing trade journals, and national & international newspapers, magazines and newsletters - including Advertising Age, the Chicago Sun-Times, the Chicago Tribune, the Arizona Republic and the Business Journal of Phoenix. She is author of the "Personal Publicity Planner: A Guide to Marketing YOU," and "TOP COPS: Profiles of Women in Command." "TOP COPS" was endorsed by former Governors George Ryan (Illinois), George Pataki (New York), and Janet Napolitano, U.S. Secretary of Homeland Secretary and former Governor of Arizona. Marion is also Co-Author of "Skirting Traditions: Arizona Women Writers & Journalists 1912-2012" (in press). She was featured in Working Woman magazine and included by Today's Chicago Woman in its list of 100 Women Making a Difference. She is a past president of the Illinois Woman's Press Association, and past vice president of Arizona Press Women.
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These women cops are awesome. They really opened my eyes.,
By Greg Byrnes (Connecticut) - See all my reviews
This review is from: Top Cops: Profiles of Women in Command (Paperback)
I bought this book for my sister who has always wanted to be a cop. I thought she was making a poor career choice because of the prejudice she would face, and the danger. But after reading about women like Jadel Roe, Beverly Hall, and Debora Byers, I realized that policing can be a good career and that my sister deserves my support and respect for wanting to make a difference in society. I am proud of the choice she is making - and glad there are other women out there who have led the way and are there to mentor her.
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This book is a real tribute to all women in policing,
By Ellen Sachs (New York City) - See all my reviews
This review is from: Top Cops: Profiles of Women in Command (Paperback)
I bought this book after reading a review on nycopmagazine.com - and the reviewer was so right! The stories of my colleagues across the country - how they achieved command positions - and the dignity with which they serve their agencies - are lessons for all men and women in law enforcement. I was especially touched by the words of two of the women in the book: Captain Robin Benziger of the New York State Police who said, "I want to leave a legacy...that our organization is a place where both men and women work together and are happy and effective," and Lieutenant Laura Lightner of the Maricopa County Sheriff's Office in Phoenix who said, "I think that my job makes a difference...." This book, and the women profiled, made a difference in my life. I now feel like I have mentors all over the country - and I learned a whole lot about the history of women in policing, and what the future might hold.
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This book is a real tribute to women.,
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This review is from: Top Cops: Profiles of Women in Command (Paperback)
My police officer husband read a review of this book on nycop.online and bought it for me. Now I'm glad a woman is his partner on patrol. The story about how an L.A. female officer saved her male partner and herself made me realize how important it is to have women in blue. I have a whole new perspective on this topic and don't feel threatened or worried anymore about women on the police force. This really is an important book for wives and girlfriends to read.
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