Bishop Police Department added Rashell Dawn Gosvener to its roster in a Monday morning swearing in ceremony at the City Council Chambers. Gosvener was Richard Standridge’s first hire as Police Chief and, he noted, the sister of his first hire on the Porterville Police Department. “If Rashell has half the work ethic as her brother,” he said, “Bishop is very fortunate. When I had the opportunity to
hire her, I jumped at it.” Gosvener’s parents, son and other family members were present for the brief ceremony.
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Frankly, we need more women in our local police agencies…period! Welcome to Bishop PD!
Using a database of 30 million profiles, http://www.Zippia.com, an employment/career recruitment research company, estimates demographics and statistics for police officers in the United States. The estimates are verified against BLS, Census, and current job openings data for accuracy. After extensive research and analysis, Zippia’s data science team found that:
-There are over 324,882 police officers currently employed in the United States.
-17.7% of all police officers are women, while only 78.8% are men.
-The average age of an employed police officer is 39 years old.
-The most common ethnicity of police officers is White (62.4%), followed by Hispanic or Latino (17.5%) and Black or African American (14.0%).