Boston camp introduces girls to careers in law enforcement [Video]

A summer camp run by police officers is empowering a group of girls in Boston. The Massachusetts Association of Women in Law Enforcement, or MAWLE, is teaching young girls about the job and what it takes to be an officer. “We’ve learned how to stop the bleed; we’ve learned self-defense,” camper Maddie Reinfurt saidThe group is working with the Vanessa T. Marcotte Foundation, which advocates for situational awareness and self-defense in memory of Marcotte, who was killed in 2016.”Everyone deserves the chance to walk down the street and be safe and be strong and fearless,” Melissa Bowman, executive director of the foundation, said. The camp is also showing girls who may not see it in their own communities that opportunities in law enforcement are created equal.”It’s really cool to know that even in male-dominated careers, women can still take charge and take hold,” Victoria Laurent of Randolph said. Nationwide, women …