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CONCERNS OF POLICE SURVIVORS

“Affected Co-Workers” added to C.O.P.S. Mission Statement

Although Concerns of Police Survivors has always done what it could to reach out to the affected co-workers of fallen law enforcement officer, the mission statement of C.O.P.S. fell short of acknowledging co-workers as a vital part of the membership of C.O.P.S. At the November 2008 Board Meeting, the C.O.P.S. National Board voted unanimously to include the tern “affected co-workers” in C.O.P.S.’ Mission Statement. C.O.P.S. recently made provisions for affected co-workers to become voting members in the 48 local/regional/state C.O.P.S. chapters. C.O.P.S. continues to plan seminar sessions for affected co-workers at the annual May 14 and 16 National Police Survivors’ Conference, and the annual “Traumas of Law Enforcement” trainings make it possible for agencies to learn how to better support not only the surviving families of fallen officers but take care of those co-workers who will forever remember and be affected by the deaths of their partners.

The new C.O.P.S. Mission Statement

Concerns of Police Survivors, Inc., provides resources to assist in the rebuilding of the lives of surviving families and affected co-workers of law enforcement officers killed in the line of duty as determined by Federal criteria. Furthermore, C.O.P.S. 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.

Older Newsletters:July 2007, Apr 2007, Oct 2006, July 2006