Community Oriented Policing Services (COPS)

Office of Community Oriented Policing Services (COPS Office)

Funds Released to Support Operation Relentless Pursuit

BJA and the Office of Community Oriented Policing Services have awarded more than $61 million in grant funding to support the Attorney General’s Operation Relentless Pursuit initiative.

Conversations with Rural Law Enforcement Leaders: Volume 1

Access Conversations with Rural Law Enforcement Leaders: Volume 1 for summaries of the results of listening sessions held in 2019.

Conversations With Rural Law Enforcement Leaders: Volume 1

Date Published

March 2020

Publication Type

Report (Technical Assistance), Report (Grant Sponsored), Program/Project Description, Instructional Material

Agencies

BJA-Sponsored

Office of Community Oriented Policing Services (COPS): School Violence Prevention Program (SVPP)

Authorized through the Students, Teachers, and Officers Preventing School Violence Act of 2018 (STOP School Violence Act of 2018), the COPS Office created SVPP to provide awards to improve security at schools and on school grounds in the jurisdiction of the grantee through evidence-based school safety programs.

STOP School Violence Funds Awarded

The Department of Justice has awarded more than $85.3 million to bolster school security and support first responders who arrive on the scene of a school shooting or other violent incident. Learn more about the BJA and Office of Community Oriented Policing Services awards in the press release and fact sheet.

More Than $70 Million Awarded to Support School Safety

BJA and the Office of Community Oriented Policing Services are making more than 220 awards to jurisdictions across the country through grants authorized by the STOP School Violence Act. View the press release for additional details and learn about the BJA awards.

Officer Safety and Wellness (OSW) Group Meeting Report Released

BJA and the Office of Community Oriented Policing Services have released Officer Safety and Wellness Group Meeting Summary: Improving Law Enforcement Resilience - Lessons and Recommendations. This report summarizes the October 2016 OSW meeting during which participants discussed promising practices for supporting officer resilience.