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COPS: Concerns of Police Survivors Inc.
http://www.nationalcops.org/

Concerns of Police Survivors, Inc. provides resources to assist in the rebuilding of the lives of surviving families of law enforcement officers killed in the line of duty as determined by Federal criteria. Furthermore, COPS 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.

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. COPS provides resources to help them rebuild their shattered lives. There is no membership fee to join COPS, for the price paid is already too high.

COPS' programs for survivors include the National Police Survivors' Conference held each May during NATIONAL POLICE WEEK, scholarships, peer-support at the national, state, and local levels, "C.O.P.S. Kids" counseling reimbursement program, the "C.O.P.S. Kids" Summer Camp, "C.O.P.S. Teens" Outward Bound experience for young adults, special retreats for spouses, parents, siblings, adult children, and in-laws, trial and parole support, and other assistance programs. Click here for more information on these programs.

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Marion City Police Department
http://www.marionohio.us/police/index.htm

• The mission of every member of the Marion Police Department is to enhance the quality of life for all by striving for excellence in every task we perform in partnership with our community.

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BSSA: Buckeye State Sheriffs Association
http://www.buckeyesheriffs.org/

• The state-wide Sheriffs' Association is a coordinating group that helps to keep the individual county Sheriff abreast of the latest advancement in law enforcement techniques, technology, legal precedent, legislative action, training and act as an information exchange between the 88 diverse Sheriffs throughout the State. Ohio Sheriffs are a full service law enforcement agency.

  Membership in the Buckeye State Sheriffs' Association is available for Sheriff Office employees and citizens as associate members. Please contact your local Sheriff for additional details.

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MCSO: Marion County Sheriff's Office
http://www.co.marion.oh.us/sheriff/

• At the healm of the MCS is Sheriff Tim Bailey and Chief Deputy Al Haden. Sheriff Bailey has been with the sheriff’s office for 32 years. During his first ten years with the Sheriff’s Office he served in several positions that began with dispatcher, followed by road officer, shift sergeant, and sergeant detective. However, for the remaining 22 years he served as second in command as the Chief Deputy Sheriff of Marion County.
• During his service with the Marion County Sheriff’s Office, Bailey has received numerous awards and citations some of which include, Citation for Heroism and an Award for being wounded in the line of duty when a barricaded suspect with a shotgun shot him in the face. He was also honored as Deputy of the Year.
• Chief Deputy Al Hayden has been with the Marion County Sheriff’s Office since 1972. He is a native Buckeye and began his career in law enforcement with the United States Army. He served as a Military Police Officer from 1968 to 1971. He served at numerous duty stations within the United States and also in the Republic of South Korea in 1969 and 1970.
• The MSCO is committed to providing the citizens of Marion County the best in law enforcement services."

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  MFOP: Marion Fraternal Order of Police Lodge #24
  http://fop24.org/

  • The Marion FOP lodge or the Steve Young Memorial Lodge honors the dedication and spirit of Steve Young who was once quoted as saying:
  • • "We choose a career on the front line — squaring off against those who would do battle with society. We willingly place ourselves in harm's way — because that's the American way."
  • With roots as a police officer in Marion, Ohio, Steve Young became a tireless and influential advocate for law enforcement professionals and a trusted advisor to the federal government.
  • In a tragically shortened but meteoric union career, Young was elected president of the Ohio Fraternal Order of Police in 1988, national vice president of the FOP in 1997, and national president in 2001. Along the way he helped develop innovative and widely adopted programs to aid psychologically traumatized officers and improve police labor-management relations.
  • Beginning in 2001 he worked with the Department of Justice on ways to resolve police-related civil rights issues and served on the post-9/11 Homeland Security Advisory Council. He also helped develop the Department of Labor's "Resources and Investments in Spousal Employment" scholarships to aid families of fallen law enforcement officers. In 2003 the scholarships were renamed in his memory.

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