About C.O.P.S.

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. Central California COPS is working with the many national chapters. They provide resources to help the survivors rebuild their shattered lives. The main operating area of the Central California COPS Chapter are fourteen counties in Central California. 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. 

COPS' programs for survivors include the National Police Survivors' Conference held each May during NATIONAL POLICE WEEK, and many more programs. Please feel free to visit the National Web site.

Central California COPS Chapter knows that a survivor's level of distress is directly affected by the agency's response to the tragedy. Central California COPS Chapter , therefore, offers training and assistance to law enforcement agencies within its operating area 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. COPS Programs and services are funded by grants and donations.