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| https://web.archive.org/web/20140221174125/http://www.mccaskill.senate.gov/?p=press_release&id=1970 | In Independence, McCaskill Hears From Female Law Enforcement | 2013-08-23 | 2013 | 2013-08 | Democrat | House | MO | Claire McCaskill | M001170 | web.archive.org | legacy | INDEPENDENCE - U.S. Senator Claire McCaskill heard directly from Kansas City female law enforcement leaders today at a monthly luncheon about some of the opportunities and challenges they face in their occupations. "Today was a great opportunity to hear directly from the folks helping keep our communities safe," said McCaskill, former Jackson County Prosecutor. "More women than ever are entering law enforcement-many more than when I was a Kansas City prosecutor-and that's a good thing. But if only 14 percent of officers are women, and only 20 percent of the U.S. Senate are women, we all have some work to do to continue recruiting." The luncheon was held at Gates Bar-B-Q in Independence, and was attended by dozens of female sergeants and commanders of the Kansas City Police Department. The group discussed policing efforts in the Kansas City region, and the evolution of those efforts over the past several years and decades. As head of the largest prosecutor's office in the state in the 1990s, McCaskill broke new ground in combatting violent crime. She launched one of the nation's first drug courts, and established a domestic violence unit-a first-of-its-kind initiative for the region, aimed at curbing domestic and sex violence, as well as child abuse. "While we've seen changing attitudes about domestic violence and child abuse, it's still as important as ever that we keep our families and communities safe from these kinds of crimes," McCaskill told the group. McCaskill is a member of the Senate Homeland Security Committee. ### | 1 | 2026-03-30T12:14:52Z | 2026-03-30T12:14:52Z |