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Every year in the United States,
about 150 police officers are killed in the line of duty. Every day, 150 officers are assaulted and 10 are shot at. Over 180 police officers were killed while on duty during 2007, the deadliest year in nearly two decades (except for 2001)
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WHAT WE DO
POSA's mission is to increase the safety and effectiveness
of law enforcement officers and to enhance the security
of our communities by offering free and low-cost advanced
education and training to law enforcement officers.
While each agency and department offers quality training
for new and current officers, training budgets are limited.
Additional training makes our law enforcement officers
and communities safer.
Thousands of officers a month avail themselves
of our free training programs.
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OUR FREE TRAINING
POSA's training programs offer advanced, new, and
different information, and provide additional training,
to enhance the safety of law enforcement officers. POSA's training programs are delivered in three formats:
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| Our primary training and education mechanism is through videos. We produce our own law enforcement-specific video training programs on critical issues and distribute them free to law enforcement officers nationwide. | 
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| POSA publishes and distributes nationally, for free, the POSA Journal of Tactics and Training, which compiles practical, forward-thinking material on the subject of law enforcement training and officer safety.
Free hands-on classes are conducted in our local area either by request or to develop and refine our training programs.
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Click here
for comments from officers
that have taken our classes.
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The POSA Cops4Kids Match Against Cancer Program
is a national expansion of the 2005/6 matches produced by POSA to benefit pediatric cancer research which raised over $83,000 for the Jimmy Fund/Dana Farber Cancer Institute. It's continuing inspiration is the valiant struggle and eventual passing of 11-month old Isabella de Bethencourt. Visit the program website to see how your organization can participate!
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POSA is a partner with the
Rural Law Enforcement Technology Center,
a program of the National Institute of Justice and the National Law Enforcement and Corrections Technology Center. Together, we distribute POSA training programs to law enforcement agencies across the United States.
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POSA and the Massachusetts Law Enforcement Firearms Instructors & Armorers Association have partnered to produce the Force-on-Force Simulation Instructor program.
This course is approved by the Massachusetts Municipal Police Training Committee (the Mass. POST body.) It is available for viewing and download on the Publications & Downloads page.
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The Police Officers Safety Association, Inc.
is a 501(c)(3), tax exempt, non-profit organization.
We are members of the following professional associations: Law Enforcement Alliance of America
Organization Member
National Sheriff's Association
Agency Member
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POSA is a strategic partner with PoliceOne.com,
the leading source for current law enforcement
information of all kinds.
Click the logo and become a member today--it's free!
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