The National Association of Police Organizations (NAPO) represents police and law enforcement officers, police unions and local police officer associations across the United States. It was founded in 1978. NAPO represents more than 2,000 police units and associations, 241,000 officers, 11,000 retired officers and more than 100,000 others not directly associated with the police. NAPO sponsors the Top Cops award for outstanding achievements by individual police officers.
Bill Johnson is Executive Director.
Top Cops
NAPO receives nominations from fellow police officers, from which awardees for the Top Cops award are selected each year. The awardees are honored with an award dinner. The award ceremony advertises to sponsors as a promotional opportunity with "senior government executives,
..and key decision makers in the varied fields of law enforcement". Several finance firms, insurance groups and weapons manufacturers are listed as the sponsors of the 2018 dinner.
Endorsements
NAPO endorsed
J. D. Hayworth against
John McCain
John Sidney McCain III (August 29, 1936 – August 25, 2018) was an American statesman and United States Navy, naval officer who represented the Arizona, state of Arizona in United States Congress, Congress for over 35 years, first as ...
in the
2010 Arizona Senate Race.
In July 2020, NAPO endorsed
Donald Trump
Donald John Trump (born June 14, 1946) is an American politician, media personality, and businessman who is the 47th president of the United States. A member of the Republican Party (United States), Republican Party, he served as the 45 ...
for president.
In July 2024, NAPO once again endorsed Donald Trump for president.
Legislation
NAPO publishes comprehensive booklets on their legislative priorities and official positions that they have taken with respect to bills on Capitol Hill. They also publish a scorecard, summarizing how members of the House and Senate have voted with respect to NAPO's position in each legislative period.
In 2015 the NAPO supported the "Don't Tax Our Fallen Public Safety Heroes Act" (S.322; 114th Congress).
In 2013, the NAPO supported the
Victims of Child Abuse Act Reauthorization Act of 2013 (S. 1799; 113th Congress), a bill that would reauthorize the
Victims of Child Abuse Act of 1990
Victim(s) or The Victim may refer to:
People
* Crime victim
* Victim, in psychotherapy, a posited role in the Karpman drama triangle model of transactional analysis
* Casualty (person), the victim of an event
Films and television
* ''The Vict ...
and would authorize funding through 2018 to help
child abuse
Child abuse (also called child endangerment or child maltreatment) is physical abuse, physical, child sexual abuse, sexual, emotional and/or psychological abuse, psychological maltreatment or Child neglect, neglect of a child, especially by a p ...
victims.
References
External links
National Association of Police Organizations website
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Lobbying organizations in the United States
Law enforcement non-governmental organizations in the United States
1978 establishments in the United States