Healing, Love, and Life Renewed for the surviving families of law enforcement officers killed in the line of duty.
Concerns of Police Survivors, Inc., also known as COPS, is a nationwide non-profit 501(c)(3) organization providing resources to assist in the rebuilding of the lives of survivors of law enforcement officers killed in the line of duty as determined by Federal government criteria.
Our Mission Statement
Concerns of Police Survivors, Inc. provides resources to assist in the rebuilding of the lives of surviving families of law enforcement officers killed in the line of duty as determined by Federal criteria. Furthermore, COPS provides training to law enforcement agencies on survivor victimization issues and educates the public of the need to support the law enforcement profession and its survivors.
An overview of COPS
Each year, between 140 and 160 officers are killed in the line of duty and their families and co-workers are left to cope with the tragic loss. COPS provides resources to help them rebuild their shattered lives. There is no membership fee to join COPS, for the price paid is already too high.
COPS was organized in 1984 with 110 members. Today COPS' membership is over 14,000 families. Members include spouses, children, parents, siblings, significant others, and affected co-workers of officers killed in the line of duty according to Federal government criteria.
COPS is governed by a National Board of law enforcement survivors. All programs and services are administered by the National Office in Camdenton, Missouri. Chapters function in several states at the grass-roots level. Follow the links to learn more about the National Board or the National Office. Click here to see if there is a chapter in your area.
COPS' programs for survivors include the National Police Survivors' Conference held each May during NATIONAL POLICE WEEK , scholarships , peer-support at the national, state, and local levels, " C.O.P.S. Kids" counseling reimbursement program, the " C.O.P.S. Kids" Summer Camp, "C.O.P.S. Teens" Outward Bound experience for young adults, special retreats for spouses, parents, siblings, adult children, and in-laws , trial and parole support , and other assistance programs.
COPS knows that a survivor's level of distress is directly affected by the agency's response to the tragedy. COPS, therefore, offers training and assistance to law enforcement agencies nationwide on how to respond to the tragic loss of a member of the law enforcement profession.
COPS is a 501(c)(3) non-profit corporation. Visit our SPONSORS page to see who supports COPS. Visit our DONATION page to see how you can help. COPS. Programs and services are funded by grants and donations. Law enforcement agencies and organizations are encouraged to support COPS through Partners in Law Enforcement . Or click here to make a personal donation now.
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