TEHRAN The first police academy for women in Iran was inaugurated here on Sunday, IRNA reported. Police Chief General Hedayat Lotfian, who officially opened the facility, called on women to join the police force in the Islamic Republic. Lotfian praised the role of women in the police and said they would now be able to receive appropriate training. He said some 100 women already working in clerical roles Parliamentarians the police would make up the first class of students.