COPS was organized in 1984 with 110 members. Today COPS' membership is over 10,000 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.
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. Programs and services are funded by grants and donations. For More Information Contact the National Office of Concerns of Police Survivors, Inc. for additional information, or to support any of COPS' programs. Donations are tax deductible according to current IRS regulations.