North Yorkshire Police are looking to recruit more women to firearms teams and specialist operations.
Currently firearms support is 6% women, firearms training is 10% and 17% of specialist operations staff are female.
Overall, 39% of North Yorkshire Police officers are women.
Here's Deputy Chief Constable of North Yorkshire Police, Scott Bisset:
Chief Constable of North Yorkshire Police, Tim Forber, said women are well represented at the top rung of the force:
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