Support for Concerns of Police Survivors

                                     Submitted by the Board of Officers BO.025.a08

WHEREAS, each year, between 140 and 160 officers are killed in the line of duty and their loved ones are left to cope with the tragic loss; and

WHEREAS, the IACP recognizes the ultimate sacrifice these officers give to their families, communities, departments and country; and

WHEREAS, Concerns of Police Survivors, Inc. (C.O.P.S.) provides resources to assist in the rebuilding of the lives of surviving families of law enforcement officers killed in the line of duty including scholarships and counseling for families of fallen officers; and

WHEREAS, 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; and

WHEREAS, C.O.P.S. programs and services are funded by grants and donations; now, therefore, be it

RESOLVED, that the International Association of Chiefs of Police, duly assembled at its 115th Annual Conference in San Diego, California strongly supports Concerns of Police Survivors, Inc. and encourages law enforcement agencies and organizations to support C.O.P.S.