THE BOOK OPENS WITH A BRIEF HISTORY OF WOMEN IN POLICING. SUBSEQUENT CHAPTERS DISCUSS THE FUNCTIONS PERFORMED BY FEMALE POLICE OFFICERS, THE DANGERS THEY FACE, AND THEIR TRAINING AND EDUCATION. REFERENCES TO PRACTICES IN THE UNITED STATES, GERMANY, FRANCE, ISRAEL, INDIA, SWEDEN, JAPAN, AUSTRALIA, AND OTHER COUNTRIES ARE INCLUDED. PHOTOGRAPHS DEPICTING POLICEWOMEN AT WORK ILLUSTRATE THE TEXT. (LKM)