Force International advises on a range of policing and security issues including human rights, security sector reform, gender mainstreaming and the establishment of proactive networks within an international police, law enforcement and security setting.We have access to a wide range of policing and security experts covering all police disciplines. We deliver bespoke training packages across a range of policing and security sector topics, at strategic, tactical and operational levels, our particular specialism being on the role women play within policing and the service the police provide to women and girls within communities.
At Force International we believe that there is a strong relationship between the status of women in policing and the status of women in communities, and by collaborating with Amuka Ltd, drawing on our combined experience, we have developed Gender Agenda International (GAI) We recognise that women in policing have a key role to play in providing both services and access to justice to women and girls in communities, thereby improving trust and confidence of the police within those communities.
Force International was founded by Jane Townsley, a retired UK senior police officer and an experienced gender specialist in the field of policing and security providing both advice and training on gender capacity building and the implementation of gender responsive policing. After a successful career in policing during which she championed change on behalf of women in the service, she moved to work successfully in a variety of global settings delivering training and mentoring and holds an outstanding record of project management having delivered several successful strategic level projects. In August 2015 Jane retired as President of the International Association of Women Police, (IAWP) a title she held since 2009. Through this role Jane led an organisation with members in over 70 countries advising on both women’s and general policing issues, gender responsive policing and networking, she has been a keynote speaker at a range of international law enforcement conferences. Jane is a member of the Institute of Leadership and Management (ILM) and has a Master of Science Degree in Security, Conflict and International Development, she believes passionately that female officers professionally trained and equipped can play a vital role in removing the barriers to women’s access to criminal justice.
