Women in Blue: 16 Brave Officers, Forensics Experts, Police Chiefs, and More Volume 16

by Cheryl Mullenbach

Book Overview

A Notable Social Studies Trade Book for Young People 2017

They were called sleuths in skirts, guardian mothers, copettes, and police in petticoats. It would be a long time--well over 150 years--before women in law enforcement were known simply as police officers.

Balancing the stories of trailblazers from the past with those of today's dedicated officers, chiefs, FBI agents, and forensics experts, this collection of riveting...

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 1613734220
• ISBN13: 9781613734223
• Release Date: May 2016
• Publisher: Chicago Review Press
• Length: 240 Pages
• Weight: 0.95 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.9" x 5.4" x 8.6"
• Age Range: 12 to 17 years
• Grade Range: Grades 7 to 12