This webinar examines the organizational, cultural, and practical considerations involved in establishing and sustaining an effective evidence-based policing (EBP) unit within a police service. By drawing on the experiences of members from London Police Service’s Evidence-Based Policing Unit, the session will explore key strategies for embedding evidence-informed decision-making into everyday policing practice, and how doing so might provide opportunities to advance the work of 30Forward.

SPEAKERS

Melissa Wighton
Acting Sergeant, Evidence-Based Policing Unit

Sarah Harmer
Supervisor, Crime and Research, Evidence-Based Policing Unit

This webinar brings together senior police leaders from across Canada to explore how police services can create and sustain a culture of wellness that better supports women police officers. Drawing on leadership experience from diverse policing contexts, the discussion will focus on organizational responsibility, cultural change, and practical strategies for promoting wellbeing across the career lifecycle. The speakers will reflect on the unique wellness challenges faced by women in policing, including issues related to workplace culture, operational stress, leadership expectations, and work-life integration. The session will highlight the role of police chiefs and executive leadership in setting priorities, modeling healthy organizational norms, and embedding wellness into policies, practices, and everyday operations.

SPEAKERS

Chief Lorilee Davies
Regina Police Service

Chief Constable Fiona Wilson
Victoria Police Department 

Deputy Chief Mary Henderson
Kennebecasis Regional Police Force

This webinar provides an overview of the current state of research on women in Canadian policing, bringing together two leading scholars to examine what we know, what remains underexplored, and how research can inform policy and practice. The session will situate Canadian research within broader conversations about gender, police culture, organizational change, and equity in policing institutions. The speakers will review key empirical findings related to recruitment, retention, career progression, leadership, and workplace experiences of women in policing. Attention will also be given to methodological trends, gaps in the literature, and opportunities for future research, including areas where stronger connections between scholarship and practice are needed. 

SPEAKERS

Dr. Carrie Sanders
Wilfrid Laurier University

Dr. Angela Workman-Stark
Athabasca University

This engaging international webinar will explore how police services, researchers, and reform initiatives are working to advance the recruitment, retention, and promotion of women in policing. Drawing on experiences from Canada, and the United States, this webinar brings together leading practitioners and scholars who are shaping evidence-based and action-oriented change in policing organizations.

The speakers will examine systemic barriers facing women in policing, highlight promising practices and reform initiatives, and reflect on how culture, leadership, and policy can support sustainable gender equity in law enforcement. The session will emphasize cross-national learning, showing how international perspectives can inform local and national reform efforts.

SPEAKERS

Maureen “Mo” McGough
Co-Founder, 30×30 Initiative | Strategic Advisor, EPPS (USC School of Law) | Founding Executive Director, EPPS | Former Chief of Strategic Initiatives, NYU Policing Project | Former Senior Policy Advisor, National Institute of Justice

Dr. Tanya Meisenholder
Director of Police Research, NYU School of Law – Policing Project | Former Deputy Commissioner & Chief of Staff, NYPD | Lead, 30×30 Initiative

30Forward Executive Team