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WEDNESDAY, NOVEMBER 3, 2010
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Dallas police women in national spotlight BY SCOTT GOLDSTEIN The Dallas Morning News
DALLAS — National television audiences have watched armored Dallas SWAT members bust down doors in search of criminals. They’ve seen homicide detectives interrogate suspects. Now comes trash-talking yet tender crime-fighting women who can wrestle combative men to the ground more easily than they can manage the attitude of a stubborn teenage daughter. It’s just another episode of the Dallas Police Department’s latest reality television program featuring five women — a demographic police officials have historically struggled to attract to the profession. Department brass hope “Police Women of Dallas,” 8 p.m. Thursdays on TLC, will draw more female applicants while also portraying a positive image of the organization to a national audience. “This is not a soft female-focus show,” said Nancy Daniels, senior vice president of production and development for TLC. “Women watch it and feel empowered and amazed, and men watch it and they’re like, ‘Yeah, that’s kick a- -.’ ” But it’s not all harmless entertainment. While Dallas avoided major controversies tied to reality television programs so far, mixing reality TV with law enforcement is potentially messy. That’s why Dallas police have rejected numerous offers over the years and don’t agree to do shows without certain contractual guidelines. Officers in Detroit were accused of playing to the cameras in May. With cameras from the reality show “The First 48” rolling, officers in search of a murder suspect used a flash-bang grenade as they raided a home. In the commotion, an officer’s gun fired. The bullet struck and killed a 7-year-old girl. Amid a community firestorm that followed, that city’s mayor banned reality television crews from tagging along with police units. The incident may have also played a role in the police chief’s firing two months later. TLC promotional materials say “Police Women of Dallas” showcases “Southern grace and Texas swagger” in a city “known for its relaxed lifestyle, art, cuisine and football. But behind the cowboy boots and Tex-Mex food, like all cities, Dallas struggles with a wide array of crimes.” Last week’s premiere included longhorns, oil drills, hay fields, boots and a windmill. The images move to a more familiar Dallas, as Senior Cpl. Melissa Person races to a car accident involving robbery suspects along Riverfront Boulevard. The female officers — each being paid up to $5,000 for services outside of their police duties — say the cameras took some getting used to at first. “Every time I got a call … everybody was trying to come help me,” Sgt. Tracy Jones said. Judging from the first episode, these five women can lay down the discipline, via talk, Taser, pepper spray and physical force. But they also show a tenderness not typically associated with tough cops. “We all look different; we’re all shaped different; we all do our job differently,” Jones said. “But we still have the same outcome. … Because you know by us being women, I think we can relate to a lot of different problems that we encounter, and we can be sensitive and emotional and all at the same time and still get the job done.”
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