Program areas at Police Protective Fund
Crisis Response Programs including Survivor Network, Police Chaplain Project, and Funeral Planning Seminars - A comprehensive approach to assisting departments in a line of duty death, including educational courses and protocols, as well as survivor support services for the families and co-workers. Training is provided to law enforcement management and chaplains in classroom settings by experts in funeral planning, department protocol development, and chaplain services. Original educational materials are available through online content as well as DVDs and printed format.
Proceed with Caution - Public Awareness Campaign. The Organization develops and provides educational materials for the law enforcement and general community designed to promote a safer working environment for law enforcement through public awareness campaigns, online resources, and direct mail. "Proceed with Caution" reaches over 1 million households each year urging citizens to obey roadway safety. More officers are killed by careless motorists than by armed criminals.
Junior Police Academy - An educational program for students, taught by school resource officers and/or police officers in drug and gang free environments. The program teaches the students responsibility for their actions and respect for our judicial system. The program includes materials for a semester course for credit, an after-school program, and a summer camp. With 60 course lessons, including lesson plans, exams, suggested field trips, and guest speakers, this comprehensive program was developed to be used by the instructor to best fit their specific circumstances. One of the main objectives of the program is to train and inspire police officers and SRO's through the program's Instructor Resources.
Online Police Academy - Provides America's law enforcement professionals with authoritative and engaging distance learning opportunities -- from "Perspectives on Terrorism" to "Violence on School Campuses". Featuring courses written by recognized experts in their field, each of our distinguished instructors either conducts courses in resident universities, professional training facilities, state certified police academies, or is in a department training office.