Forms and Reference Materials

COPS has published many of its documents electronically in Adobe Acrobat format (PDF) and Rich Text format (RTF). Rich Text Format documents are simple text documents with no graphics or pictures and can be opened in any word processing program like Microsoft Word, WordPerfect or your WordPad. Adobe Acrobat documents (.pdf files) have their original formatting, graphics and pictures intact. To View Adobe Acrobat documents (choose the "open from current location" command) you MUST have the FREE Adobe Acrobat Reader installed on your computer. Use the "print" command available in the Acrobat Reader software to print the document. If you save the file to disk, you MUST open the file using Adobe Acrobat Reader or other software that will open .pdf files.

MOST OF THESE DOCUMENTS PERTAIN TO LINE-OF-DUTY DEATH AS DETERMINED BY FEDERAL GOVERNMENT CRITERIA (PSOB/FBI). For survivors to participate in COPS' programs, the death MUST meet the Federal Government criteria for line-of-duty.

Information downloaded from this website must include a cover sheet citing Concerns of Police Survivors, Inc. as the source of the information.

Adult Children’s Retreat: June 27-30, Trout Lodge, Potosi, MO. (Brochure) (On-line registration)

C.O.P.S. Chapter Training: July 10-13, Trout Lodge, Potosi, MO. (Brochure) (On-line registration)

“C.O.P.S. Kids” Camp: July 28-August 3, Salvation Army Lake Camp, East Troy, WI. (Brochure) (On-line registration)

Outward Bound®: July 28-August 4, Mountain Climbing, Leadville, CO. (Brochure) (On-line registration)

Fiancées/Significant Others Retreat: August 22-25, Trout Lodge, Potosi, MO. (Brochure) (On-line registration)

Siblings Retreat: September 19-22, Trout Lodge, Potosi, MO. (Brochure) (On-line registration)

Spouses Retreat: September 26-29, Trout Lodge, Potosi, MO. (Brochure) (On-line registration)

In-Laws Retreat: October 17-20, Trout Lodge, Potosi, MO. (Brochure) (On-line registration)

Parents Retreat: October 31-November 3, C.A. Vines 4-H Center, Little Rock, AR. (Brochure) (On-line registration)

Line-of-Duty Death Benefits (RTF or PDF) - Available by state.

"C.O.P.S. Kids" (PDF format only) - Counseling reimbursements for children and youth.

COPS Scholarship Application-Winter 2008 Semester. For survivors who DO NOT HAVE tuition-free education as a state death benefit. Scholarship information from other sources can be found here.

"In Person, In Time" (PDF format) (RTF format) - Procedures for Death Notification.

"Guide To Survival" (PDF format) (RTF format) - For family and friends of homicide victims.

Support Services to Surviving Families (PDF format) (RTF format) - An Agency Handbook.

Model Line-of-Duty Death Manual - Reprinted with permission of the Metro Transit Police Department, Washington, DC. (PDF format only)

Model Line-of-Duty Death Policy - Reprinted with permission of the Norman, OK, PD. (PDF format) (RTF format)

Your Personal/Financial Diary (PDF format) (RTF format) - An aid for your family.

How May We Assist Your Agency? (PDF format only)

Research in Brief (PDF Format) (RTF Format) - Survivors responses & departmental policies.

OSU Study - Posttraumatic Growth in Survivors of Police Officer Line-of-Duty Death Research Report. (PDF Format) (RTF Format)

Friends of COPS and Partners in Law Enforcement (PDF format only)

DISCLOSURE: If you would like to help our organization by doing a fundraiser using our name, acronym, trademark or logo, or if you are with another organization and want to reference your support of COPS in your organization’s materials, please keep the following in mind: Our organization has developed a proprietary interest in its name, acronym, trademark and logo, and all uses of same require our prior approval. Please submit your proposals or requests in writing to our national office to the attention of: Suzie Sawyer, Executive Director, Concerns of Police Survivors, Inc., P.O. Box 3199, Camdenton, MO 65020. Any unauthorized use of our name, acronym, trademark or logo can result in legal action. Only our national office can give consent, so please receive permission first.