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The Law Enforcement Alliance of America (LEAA) is a non-profit, conservative [citation needed] gun rights corporation in the United States, headquartered just outside Washington, D.C., in Springfield, Virginia. [1] Its membership is composed of active duty and retired law enforcement officers, crime victims, and other interested civilians.
It was founded in 1978. NAPO represents more than 2,000 police units and associations, 241,000 officers, 11,000 retired officers and more than 100,000 others not directly associated with the police. NAPO sponsors the Top Cops award for outstanding achievements by individual police officers. [1] Bill Johnson is Executive Director. [2]
NACOP founded and funds the 30,000 ft 2 American Police Hall of Fame & Museum, located in Titusville, Florida, that is dedicated to the officers and community leaders who have gone above and beyond the call of duty. [4] The museum exhibit explains that—on average—every 57 hours an officer is killed in America.
Following a 33-year career, Alliance's top cop Scott Griffith will retire Nov. 29. Akenra X has been named his successor. Alliance Police chief to retire Nov. 29
There are no accurate reports on how many of the 800,000 sworn officers are members of a police union. The best estimate would be 75-80 percent; that would rank police officers with firefighters as having the highest unionization rates in the United States. [1] The New York City Police Department is the largest in the country. With roughly ...
Police departments across the United States are reporting an increase in their ranks for the first time since the COVID-19 pandemic and the 2020 killing of George Floyd, which led to a historic ...
In 1954, the predecessor of the IUPA, the National Conference of Police Associations (NCPA) was founded in an effort to strengthen bargaining efforts. In 1966, Canadian associations were allowed to join, and the name was changed to International Conference of Police Associations, and later to International Union of Police Associations. [16]
X, a 1979 graduate of Timken High School in Canton and U.S. Navy veteran, has been with the Alliance Police Department for 15 years. He previously worked for the Canton Police Department.