Publications and Reference Materials

COPS publishes a quarterly newsletter focusing on the special concerns of law enforcement surviving families. This newsletter is mailed to over 22,000 contacts nationwide.

Twice yearly COPS publishes a newsletter focusing on items of interest to law enforcement. This newsletter is mailed to over 37,000 contacts nationwide.

COPS has also developed a 16-page handbook, Support Services to Surviving Families of Line-of-Duty Death, to help public safety agencies meet the support needs of the surviving families following a line-of-duty death.

Better Not Bitter is a 113-page paperback book telling the story of Concerns of Police Survivors, Inc.

Also available are:

Samples of General Orders dealing with line-of-duty death.
Research in Brief, Line-of-Duty Deaths: Survivor and Departmental Responses.
Is There Anything I Can Do to Help?, suggestions for the friends and relatives of the grieving survivor.
State benefits available to law enforcement survivors in all 50 states, the District of Columbia, and Puerto Rico.

In addition, COPS has informational brochures describing the programs available for survivors of line-of-duty death and law enforcement personnel. Contact the COPS National Office for a copy of any of these items. Or check our Downloads page on this site.

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.