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	Officer Safety and Extremists: An Overview for Law Enforcement Officers
		Especially if the officer is at the home merely for a routine visit, he or she may have little or no knowledge of the layout of the property or the interior of the home.
		While a law enforcement officer may be at the door, an extremist may be at the telephone, unbeknownst to the officer, calling for his or her own backup.
		Law enforcement officers should understand that not only they but also their family members may be potential targets.
	www.adl.org /learn/safety/CommonSafety.asp (2880 words)

	Police and detectives (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-05)
		Law enforcement officers, some of whom are State or Federal special agents or inspectors, perform these duties in a variety of ways, depending on the size and type of their organization.
		Because personal characteristics such as honesty, sound judgment, integrity, and a sense of responsibility are especially important in law enforcement, candidates are interviewed by senior officers, and their character traits and backgrounds are investigated.
		Furthermore, law enforcement officers in many agencies may retire with a pension after 20 or 25 years of service, allowing them to pursue a second career while still in their 40s.
	stats.bls.gov /oco/ocos160.htm (3662 words)

	North Carolina Law Enforcement Officers Association Special Report
		The current formula for state law enforcement officers with 30 years of creditable service or at age 55 with 5 years of creditable service, is a benefit equal to 1.80% of the officer's average final compensation, multiplied by the number of years of the officer's creditable service.
		For local law enforcement officers, the service retirement benefit is equal to 1.76% of the officer's average final compensation, multiplied by the number of years of the officer's creditable service.
		For both state and local officers, the retirement benefit would be equal to 2.50% of the officer's average final compensation, multiplied by the number of years of the officer's creditable service.
	www.jus.state.nc.us /NCJA/ncleoa.htm (762 words)

	Representative Ike Skelton - Weekly Column (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-05)
		Legislation to allow off-duty and retired law enforcement officers to protect themselves and protect public safety was recently approved by both houses of Congress.
		Prior to the enactment of this law, some states did not permit a law enforcement officer from another state to carry a concealed weapon within their borders.
		Although laws on the books allow active, but not retired, federal law enforcement officers to carry a concealed weapon anywhere within the jurisdiction of the United States, the law has not allowed active and retired state and local law enforcement officers to carry a concealed weapon without the permission of each state.
	www.house.gov /skelton/col040808.htm (423 words)

	Federal Law Enforcement Officers Association (FLEOA) Welcome - law enforcement, legislation
		Welcome to F.L.E.O.A. The Federal Law Enforcement Officers Association (FLEOA) is the largest nonpartisan, professional association, representing exclusively federal law enforcement officers.
		FLEOA is a member of the National Law Enforcement Steering Committee and the Executive Board of the National Law Enforcement Officers Memorial.
		The officers volunteer their valuable free time to further the goals of FLEOA and the federal law enforcement community.
	www.fleoa.org (396 words)

	Romans13 God, government and law enforcement
		Law enforcement is the "up front" and most visible manifestation of government, and more specifically governmental authority.
		Officers should apply this principle by acting within the boundaries that are placed on them by society and department policy.
		the force used by the law enforcement officer must be within the constraints of the authority given the law enforcement officer by the officers governing authority.
	christiancops.org /romans13.htm (1121 words)

	Law Enforcement Officers Safety Act
		President George W. Bush signed H.R. 218, the "Law Enforcement Officers Safety Act," into law this morning at the White House The bill became effective immediately upon the President's signature Now, qualified active and retired law enforcement officers are allowed to carry their firearm while off-duty for.
		Notwithstanding any other provision of the law of any State or any political subdivision thereof; an individual who is a qualified law enforcement officer and who is carrying the identification required by subsection (d) may carry a concealed firearm that has been shipped or transported in interstate or foreign commerce, subject to subsection (b).
		an individual who is a qualified retired law enforcement officer and who is carrying the identification required by subsection (d) may carry a concealed firearm that has been shipped or transported in interstate or foreign commerce, subject to subsection (b).
	www.opba.com /safety_act.htm (1199 words)

	ABC News: Fallen Law Enforcement Officers Honored (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-05)
		Candles are held to honor fallen law enforcement officers and their families during the 17th Annual Law Enforcement Officers Candlelight Vigil at the National Law Enforcement Memorial in Washington on Friday, May 13, 2005.
		Upon their arrival, families of fallen officers were met by the cadences of bagpipers and a contingent of saluting honor guards from around the country and from abroad, including Britain, Italy and Canada.
		Officers from around the country, from the Texas Highway Patrol with their distinctive cowboy hats to Chicago police with their fl and white checkered hat bands, talked with each other or paid quiet remembrance to comrades who died in the line of duty.
	abcnews.go.com /US/wireStory?id=756642 (389 words)

	Law Enforcement Officers (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-05)
		It is strange how a police officer is armed with a weapon to protect the honest citizens of our nation and then when he/she uses it they are put on desk duty (taken out of the field) or disarmed of their shield and gun until all charges against them (the law enforcement officer) is cleared.
		The average police officer of whom I have been acquainted is a servant of the public who is under-paid and over-worked.
		Police officers are the reason that our highways are safe, our houses have not been burglarized or burned, our wives and daughters have not been raped.
	www.kyowva.com /bbacks/lawenfoff.htm (407 words)

	Drug And Explosive Detection Canine Training For Law Enforcement Officers.
		Law Enforcement Training Specialists International (L.E.T.S. International) is an organization that specializes in training full time Correctional and Law Enforcement K9 Officers from, Federal, State, City, County, and Parish departments in the United States and Internationally.
		Our Board of Regents consists of four veteran law Enforcement Officers, that have spent many years working with K-9's and helping others to establish themselves as reliable teams.
		The seminars for Law Enforcement and Correctional K-9 Officers are Narcotics, Tracking, Land and Water Cadaver Recovery, Patrol, and Explosives.
	www.letsdawgs.com (322 words)

	National Law Enforcement Officers Memorial Fund - Guestbook
		All law enforcement personnel, firefighters/rescue, EMT's, and military and their families are invited to an annual event to honor those who risk their lives every day to protect and serve us.
		Officer Eric White and Officer Jason Wolfe were fatally shot Aug. 28, 2004 while attempting to make entry into an apartment where a suspect was thought to have held hostages after shooting a man in his complex.
		As a Law Enforcement Officer, I am proud to be counted as one in the number of public servants, who put it all on the line, daily for their fellow man. It takes a certain individual strenght to do this job, not for the benefit for for love of humanity.
	www.nleomf.com /guestbook/index.shtml (17919 words)

	Bureau of Justice Statistics Federal Law Enforcement Officers, 2000
		The data is based on a census of Federal agencies employing personnel with arrest and firearms authority.
		Using agency classifications, the report presents the number of officers working in the areas of criminal investigation and enforcement, police patrol and response, noncriminal investigation and inspection, security and protection, court operations, and corrections, by agency and State.
		Nationwide, there were 31 Federal officers per 100,000 residents.
	www.ojp.usdoj.gov /bjs/abstract/fleo00.htm (152 words)

	"Law Enforcement Officers' Safety Act"
		Many of the off-duty and retired law officers who responded and carried their firearms were actually in legal jeopardy
		This is a critically important bill for our nation's police officers, and I hope you will demonstrate your support for law enforcement by supporting this bill.
		I have respect enforcement but officerwally and his fellow rank and file cops are wrong period.
	www.freerepublic.com /focus/news/767772/posts (1371 words)

	COPS Home Page
		Furthermore, COPS provides training to law enforcement agencies on survivor victimization issues and educates the public of the need to support the law enforcement profession and its survivors.
		Each year, between 140 and 160 officers are killed in the line of duty and their families and co-workers are left to cope with the tragic loss.
		Law enforcement agencies and organizations are encouraged to support COPS through Partners in Law Enforcement.
	www.nationalcops.org (977 words)

	Tampabay: Law enforcement officers escape tickets
		That gives officers a pass on the things that make civilian drivers grumble: points against their licenses, hefty fines and spikes in insurance rates.
		If officers are to blame, they might get a letter of counseling, a written reprimand or a suspension, McElroy said.
		At-fault Tampa patrol officers also can lose their annual safe driver's bonus, which is equal to a full day's pay, for a total of three years.
	www.sptimes.com /2005/01/12/Tampabay/Law_enforcement_offic.shtml (880 words)

	Open Directory - Society: Law: Law Enforcement: Organizations (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-05)
		The Federal Law Enforcement Association - Among other interests, FLEOA, is a non-profit organization that offers financial support to the families of injured federal officers, and offers a scholarship for young men and women who seek law enforcement or related careers, and contribute to charitable organizations.
		Law Enforcement Legal Defense Fund - The Law Enforcement Legal Defense Fund is a non-profit organization providing assistance to law enforcement officers who are required to defend their official actions in court.
		Vest A Dog - Nationwide campaign donates bullet-proof vests for police dogs to law enforcement agencies throughout the U.S. Washington Coalition of Hispanics and Law Enforcement (WACHALE) - A network of professional police and correctional officers in the State of Washington.
	www.dmoz.org /Society/Law/Law_Enforcement/Organizations (1367 words)

	Washington State Law Enforcement Memorial Foundation. Support to survivors of law enforcement officers in Washington ... (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-05)
		Construction of the law enforcement memorial is a $1.8 million project.
		To the Washington State Law Enforcement Association (WSLEA) for their financial support to the WSLEMF, for their financial support to surviving family members of line of duty death, and for their legislative support to ensure survivors of line of duty death receive the medical health coverage they need.
		Officers and support staff talk with friends, family, and businesses in their area, asking them to donate to the WSLEMF.
	www.wslem.com (831 words)

	Law Enforcement Officers Equity Act
		H. To amend the definition of a law enforcement officer under subchapter III of chapter 83 and chapter 84 of title 5, United States Code, respectively, to ensure the inclusion of certain positions.
		To amend the definition of a law enforcement officer under subchapter III of chapter 83 and chapter 84 of title 5, United States Code, respectively, to ensure the inclusion of certain positions.
		(1) LAW ENFORCEMENT OFFICER- Any reference to a law enforcement officer described in this subsection refers to an individual who satisfies the requirements of section 8331(20) or 8401(17) of title 5, United States Code (relating to the definition of a law enforcement officer) by virtue of the amendments made by section 2.
	www.theorator.com /bills108/hr2442.html (666 words)

	Bureau of Justice Statistics Federal Law Enforcement Officers, 1998
		Provides national data on Federal officers with arrest and firearms authority for June 1998, based on a census of Federal agencies.
		Using agency classifications, the report presents the number of officers working in the areas of criminal investigation and enforcement, police patrol and response, security and protection, court operations, and corrections, by agency and State.
		Three-fifths of Federal officers were employed by the Immigration and Naturalization Service (16,552), Bureau of Prisons (12,587), FBI (11,285), and U.S. Customs Service (10,359).
	www.ojp.usdoj.gov /bjs/abstract/fleo98.htm (179 words)

	Bureau of Justice Statistics Homicide trends in the U.S.: Law enforcement officers killed
		The number of law enforcement officers killed in the line of duty has declined since the early 1970's
		Of the 785 assailants identified in the killing of law enforcement officers from
		The greatest proportion of the recent decline in such murders is attributable to the decline in handgun murders.
	www.ojp.usdoj.gov /bjs/homicide/leok.htm (156 words)

	Municipal Law Enforcement Officers' Association
		THE Municipal Law Enforcement Officers’ Association is a non-profit professional Association representing Municipal Law Enforcement Officers throughout the Province of Ontario.
		Municipal Law Enforcement Officers are appointed by Council under the provisions of the Police Services Act or other Provincial Statute to enforce local municipal by-laws and other applicable Provincial Statutes.
		Municipal Law Enforcement Officers may also be responsible for prosecutions and other legal actions undertaken by their municipalit
	www.mleoa.ca (151 words)

	National Law Enforcement Officers Memorial Fund- The Museum
		Yet despite the dangers and other difficulties of the job, there are 740,000 federal, state and local law enforcement officers serving proudly today in communities across America, putting their lives on the line for the safety and protection of others.
		The National Law Enforcement Museum, due to open in 2009, will help to generate a better understanding and appreciation of the vital contributions our law officers have made to our nation.
		The museum's mission would be to increase public support for law enforcement and to promote law enforcement safety.
	www.nleomf.com /TheMuseum/museum.htm (635 words)

	Law Enforcement Officers & Domestic Violence
		As a law enforcement officer, you are a critical link in the survival of a victim of domestic violence.
		Material is drawn from the law enforcement arena and the community of domestic violence assistance providers.
		All law enforcement entities in Maryland also provide extensive training and guidelines on domestic violence.
	www.peoples-law.com /domviol/if/dv_cops_mainpage.htm (436 words)

	Welcome to ILETSB Homepage
		Under the “Law Enforcement Officers Safety Act” (HR-218) qualified active and retired law enforcement officers are permitted to carry concealed handguns nationwide.
		The law amends the Gun Control Act (18 U.S.C. Chapter 44) to exempt qualified active and retired law enforcement officers from state and local laws prohibiting the carry of concealed firearms.
		It authorizes the Illinois Law Enforcement Training Standards Board to initiate, administer, and conduct annual firearm certification courses for retired law enforcement officers that qualify under federal law to carry a concealed weapon.
	www.ptb.state.il.us (822 words)

	DEA Resources, For Law Enforcement Officers, Intelligence Reports, Rohypnol
		Recent seizures and anecdotal reporting indicate that distribution and abuse of flunitrazepam are increasing domestically, especially in southern and southwestern States.
		The distribution and abuse of flunitrazepam, in all likelihood, will continue to increase within certain segments of society in the United States, particularly among abusers of other illicit drugs and high school students who mistakenly believe that the drug is harmless.
		Of greatest concern to drug law enforcement authorities is the involvement of cocaine and marijuana traffickers in the distribution of flunitrazepam.
	www.usdoj.gov /dea/pubs/rohypnol/rohypnol.htm (1020 words)

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		The Oklahoma Law Enforcement Memorial and this web site honors the service of all law enforcement officers and the sacrifices made by our fallen officers and their families in that service.
		It honors all officers who served in or died in what is now the state of Oklahoma.
		Just because an officer’s name, story and picture appears on the Memorial web site does not mean we have all or any of the available documentation or information on that officer.
	www.oklemem.com (274 words)

	Federal Law Enforcement Career Resources (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-05)
		If you are interested in a law enforcement career or simply want to find out more about the different federal law enforcement agencies, then this page is for you.
		Drug Enforcement Administration The Drug Enforcement Administration (DEA) enforcesstatutes and laws relating to the unlawful distribution and use of narcotics such as heroin, opium, marijuana, cocaine, hallucinogenes, and synthetic (man made) narcotics such as methamphetamines and barbiturates.
		Federal Law Enforcement career opportunities are greater in the Bureau of Prisons than any of the other agencies on this list.
	www.concentric.net /~extraord/law.htm (1177 words)

	National Law Enforcement Officers Memorial Fund - police, cops, fallen heroes
		In less than six months, the NLEOMF collected more than 25,000 signatures in support of a U.S. Postal Service stamp commemorating law enforcement officers killed in the line of duty their families, partners and fellow officers.
		There was a time in our nation's history, not so long ago, when the death of a female law enforcement officer practically never occurred.
		When a teacherous house fire occurred earlier this year, one family is thankful that these two officers lived up to their reputations and saved lives.....
	www.nleomf.com (679 words)

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