Karen Beck joined the Australian Capital Territory (ACT) Police in 1973; this merged with the Commonwealth Police and the Narcotics Bureau to become the Australian Federal Police (AFP) in 1979. During that time she worked in the Women Police Section and in the Criminal Investigation Division Drug Squad and became the first woman Detective in the ACT Police – until then, only men were considered suitable to undertake detective work.
Australian Women's History Forum
Incorporating Women's History Month
