Community Oriented Policing Services

This article is about Community Oriented Policing Services. For other uses of COPS or cops, see Cop (disambiguation).

The Office of Community Oriented Policing Services (COPS Office) is a component of the United States Department of Justice. The COPS Office was established through a provision in the 1994 Violent Crime Control and Law Enforcement Act.

Community Oriented Policing Services

Seal of the United States Department of Justice
United States Department of Justice's Community Oriented Policing Services' logo.
Department overview
Formed	1994; 31 years ago (1994)
Jurisdiction	Federal government of the United States
Headquarters	145 N Street NE, Washington, D.C., United States
Annual budget	$214 million
Parent department	U.S. Department of Justice
Website	cops.usdoj.gov

Since 1994, the COPS Office has provided $14 billion in assistance to state and local law enforcement agencies to help hire community policing officers. The COPS Office also funds the research and development of guides, tools and training, and provides technical assistance to police departments implementing community policing principles.^[1]