it's not just the physical strength, you can very easily train anyone to fight and to fight well, but the emotional side is a long difficult process that the average police force is not capable of training for...I know a few female marines that could handle an officers job but I don't think a majority of the female officers have the emotional stability...you can't be breaking down on the job and you can't work off of emotions. Stressful situations tend to effect females more and the mindset of an average female would make them underqualified for the job.