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Bev Lawson Memorial Award
Current or former employees (sworn or unsworn) of an Australian, New Zealand or Pacific policing, law enforcement, or justice agency may be nominated for this Award.
The Bev Lawson Memorial Award is the Council’s most prestigious award and recognises the most outstanding woman who has been first in any policing or law enforcement activity or support service. The Award is in honour of the ground-breaking achievements of Bev Lawson, who as Deputy Commissioner of the NSW Police was Australia’s most senior woman in policing until her untimely death in 1998.
The criteria for the Bev Lawson Memorial Award are to have:
- been a first in a particular area, field or endeavour;
- made a significant contribution to that area, field or endeavour;
- paved the way for women who follow; and
- encouraged other women to develop their skills, abilities
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Most Outstanding Female Leader
Current or former female employees (sworn or unsworn) of an Australian, New Zealand or Pacific policing, law enforcement, or justice agency may be nominated for this Award.
The criteria for the Most Outstanding Leader Award are to have:
- shown dynamic and innovative leadership;
- mentored and provided guidance to others and men;
- contributed significantly to her field by use of relevant skills, experience and personal qualities; and
- improved policing for women.
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Bravery Award
Any current or former female and male employees (sworn or unsworn) of an Australasian policing, law enforcement, or justice agency may be nominated for this Award.
This Bravery Award seeks to acknowledge the bravery required to make the community and policing better for everyone. It is an opportunity to recognise more than just physical bravery, but seeks to recognise the bravery of the circumstances where someone has the time to think about the implications of their actions and the impact those actions will have on their career, their family and themselves.
It includes resolving conflict or situations that require challenging established beliefs or practices and/or protecting others who are negatively affected by unlawful, dangerous, discriminatory or unethical practices or events. It recognises fortitude, where there is time to reflect on the consequences of actions, where there is time to analyse the risks and long-term damage, and where the outcome may bring about significant change and impact to the parties involved.
This award is not a duplication of the various bravery awards already in place. Women and men who qualify for bravery awards under those systems should be nominated for those awards via www.gg.gov.au/honours (in Australia).
The criteria for the Bravery Award are to have:
- resolved a situation or series of incidents to protect others who may also find themselves in the same situation in the future; and
- protected and cared for others involved in a situation; and/or
- resolved a situation or series of incidents using innovative and non-traditional responses; and/or
- sought a resolution which had the potential to bring about significant change and positive impact to the parties involved.
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Nominators should consider whether their nomination would also be eligible for a Bravery Award through, for example, the Australian or New Zealand Honours systems. For more information go to www.itsanhonour.gov.au or www.dpmc.govt.nz/honours.
Most Outstanding Female Administrator
Current or former employees (sworn or unsworn) of an Australian, New Zealand or Pacific Island policing, law enforcement agency or justice agency may be nominated for this Award.
The criteria for the Most Outstanding Female Administrator are to have:
- provided effective and gender sensitive administrative, policy development, management, human resource management, or information and communications technology support to policing or law enforcement;
- shown dynamic and innovative leadership;
- mentored, supported and provided guidance to others, particularly women, in administrative and operational support areas;
- outstanding on-the-job performance; and
- a demonstrated impact on improving the delivery of policing and law enforcement services to women in the community.
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Most Outstanding Female Investigator
Current or former employees (sworn or unsworn) of an Australian, New Zealand or Pacific Island policing, law enforcement agency or justice agency may be nominated for this Award.
The criteria for the Most Outstanding Female Investigator Award are to have:
- tangibly improved how criminal investigations respond to crimes against women and how they deals with female offenders;
- outstanding on-the-job performance;
- mentored, supported and provided guidance to other women in criminal investigations; and
- enhanced the profile and professionalism of women in policing.
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Most Outstanding Female Practitioner
Currently or former employees (sworn or unsworn) of an Australian, New Zealand or Pacific Island policing or law enforcement or justice agency.
A “practitioner” is someone who is practising any aspect of policing, this includes general duties, community policing, forensic science, operational support and investigations.
The criteria for the Most Outstanding Female Practitioner are to have:
- shown a tangible commitment to improving the delivery of policing and law enforcement services to women in the community;
- mentored, supported and provided guidance to others within policing or law enforcement;
- enhanced the profile of women in policing or law enforcement; and
- outstanding on-the-job performance.
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Excellence in Policing for Women Initiative
This Award is open to an individual, unit or agency in Australia, New Zealand or Pacific Island who has improved policing for women.
This Award recognises the women and men who work to improve policing for women. It acknowledges the excellent initiatives that exist within the community and policing to improve women’s lives and safety, and women’s capacity to contribute to the community. This Award aims to highlight the work being done by individuals and groups from organisations such as domestic violence crisis services, women’s services, community policing units, law enforcement agencies’ service delivery units, and activists who are working to bring together women and those charged with protecting human rights.
The criteria for the Excellence in Policing for Women Initiative are to have:
- had a significant positive impact on how women are able to access the justice system through policing; and/or
- improved the outcomes for women who access the justice system; and/or
- built relationships that further women’s justice and policing interest; and/or
- enhanced feminist networks between policing and the community.
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Excellence in Policing in the Asia Pacific Region
Anyone who has an interest in improving policing for women in the Asia Pacific region may be nominated for the Excellence in Policing in the Asia Pacific Region Award.
This award will publicly acknowledge and reward the achievements of women and men who are contributing to making policing and law enforcement better for women in the Asia Pacific region. It will recognise the excellence that is being developed and currently exists in policing and law enforcement.
The criteria for the Excellence in Policing in the Asia Pacific Region are to have:
- developed or implemented an innovative and flexible solution that has significantly improved policing for women in the Asia Pacific region; and
- significantly contributed to the improvement of policing outcomes for women in the Asia Pacific region.
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Excellence in Research on Improving Policing for Women
This Award is open to anyone in Australia, New Zealand or Pacific Islands who has an interest in improving policing for women.
This Award seeks to recognise the importance of quality research that supports the advancement of policing and how it can better respond to women. The award recipient will have finalised a research paper that explores how policing or law enforcement can be improved for women. The research will be contemporary, original, and of publishable quality. The research may already have been published or produced for another purpose. It must however be available in a form that can be published by the Australasian Council for Women and Policing on its website and in its journal (this can be in different format from the original research paper).
Please ensure that a copy of the research (or a link) is attached to the nomination form when it is submitted.
The criteria for theExcellence in Research on Improving Policing for Women Award are:
- to have a publicly available, scholarly research paper, that addresses an aspect of how policing or law enforcement can be improved for women in Australasia;
- that the research is contemporary, original and of publishable quality; and
- for the research to be available for publication by the Australasian Council of Women and Policing on its website and/or in its journal (this can include being able to obtain permission from a previous publisher or for the paper to vary from the original research paper).
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Audrey Fagan Memorial Award
At the time of her death Assistant Commissioner Audrey Fagan APM was the ACT’s Chief Police Officer. Audrey had always been a great supporter of the Australasian Council of Women and Policing. This Award honours the memory of her untimely and tragic death on 20 April 2007. The Audrey Fagan Memorial Award recognises outstanding women who have shown exceptional qualities as a mentor, role model and leader of men and women in policing and law enforcement.
The Selection Panel selects the recipient of this award from all the people nominated for
the 2010 Excellence in Policing Awards. The criteria the Awards Committee considers are:
- having displayed exceptional qualities as a mentor;
- being viewed as a role model to women, men and the wider law enforcement community;
- being a highly effective leader and respected police officer;
- having contributed to the recognition and enhancement of women in the workplace; and
- having shown commitment and support to her organisation.
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