duties, therefore importance is not attached to ability to perform
office work, typing, or shorthand writing.

"Recruits chosen with due regard to the foregoing are required to
undergo a course extending over five weeks in the Police School at
Lyttelton. They are coached in subjects relating to statutes,
general police duties, powers and responsibilities of the police,
methods of dealing with various contingencies with which they may
be faced when on duty, relations with and bearing towards the
general public, first-aid, and self-defence. In short, this course
is similar in character to that undergone by male recruits to the
Force.

"Women recruits are instructed by a pathologist in matters
pertaining to pregnancy, abortion, and the identification of
abortion instruments and drugs. They receive instruction in
maternity hospitals, with special reference to the unmarried
mother. Children's homes, orphanages, and also homes for the aged
are visited and studied with a view to creating a solid background
for the policewomen's work.

"With the co-operation of the Justice Department women trainees
visit prisons and borstal institutions. They also attend and study
procedure at Magistrates' and Supreme Courts. The workings of the
probation service and Child Welfare Department are also the subject
of visits and study.

"The training course of five weeks is shorter than that for men,
but women recruits appear to absorb instruction more quickly and
less time is devoted to physical training.

"B. _Suggestions Relative to Training_

"It is felt the present training syllabus coupled with the
practical experience which rapidly follows is adequate and that
each policewoman is capable of dealing with the problem of the girl
who has been involved in sexual offences.

"C. _Further Comments_

"The Police Department appreciates that if increased numerically
and used more generally policewomen may be a great factor in the
prevention of juvenile delinquency, provided that through their
frequent association with children, both in the company of their
parents and at all grades of school, they become accepted by these
young persons from infancy. The help and guidance of women police
could be sought on grounds similar to those of the school dental
nurse who in her particular sph