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Virginia COPS Officer Survival School Grants (Free Tuition)
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Executive Director -- Chris Strope Police officers and deputy sheriffs need to be effectively trained and reintroduced to modern tactics of survival on the streets. Virginia law enforcement officers are some of the best trained officers in this country. However, with current limits on resources of local governments, outside specialized training can be limited. Virginia COPS realizes this dilemma and promotes officer survival schools and officer safety courses run by nationally recognized experts aimed at preparing our officers and deputies for their job. Recent events in New York and the Pentagon have made it even more important that our police officers and deputies are trained in the best manner possible. In addition VCOPS runs three statewide seminars each year for street level association leaders. Seminars have dealt with Stress in Law Enforcement and Community Policing, Job Rights and Internal Affairs. Any member of a Virginia COPS affiliated local in the State of Virginia may make application for a grant to attend an officer survival school being held in the state of Virginia or any neighboring state. Virginia COPS will make payment for a two or three day Calibre Press Street Survival School for at least 20 police officers / deputy sheriffs each year. Calibre Press' Schools are recognized by the Virginia Department of Criminal Justice Services for credit toward in-service training. Officer and deputies attending the schools will be responsible for travel and lodging expenses
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