COPS Office

Join the U.S. Department of Justice’s Office of Community Oriented Policing Services (COPS Office) on Wednesday, October 4 to recognize National Coffee with a Cop Day. The Hawthorne, California Police Department designed and spearheaded this innovative program in 2011 with a simple goal: encourage community residents and law enforcement officers to casually interact, breaking down barriers to addressing crime and public safety.

The U.S. Department of Justice (DOJ) Office of Community Oriented Policing Services (COPS Office) recently released the report The State of Policing in the United States, Volume 1. The report identifies the key law enforcement issues of 2015, community policing approaches and other strategies that police used to engage with their communities and enhance public safety, and the impact of events and policies on law enforcement officers and their work.

Please join the Department of Justice (DOJ), Office of Community Oriented Policing Services (COPS Office) in celebrating National Community Policing Week by entering the “Community Policing in Action” photo contest by November 4. Now in its third year, the contest promotes community policing and trust building by showcasing positive community policing engagements.

The Office of Community Oriented Policing Services (COPS) has developed an online Officer Safety and Wellness Library. The purpose of the library is to provide law enforcement agencies with a variety of resources to aide them in prioritizing the physical and mental health of their officers. 

On Tuesday, March 29, the Department of Justice (DOJ) Office of Community Oriented Policing Services (COPS) announced that $14 million will be available in grant funding in order to address and reduce violent crime through programs focused on methamphetamine use and production, and the distribution of heroin and other opioids.