Award Recipients
National Association of
Chiefs of Police
A program of the United States Law Enforcement Foundation
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About us
The National Association of Chiefs of Police, Inc. is a 501 (c) (3) not-for-profit organization incorporated in Florida in May 1967. The mission of the organization is to promote and support the law enforcement profession.
The organization has a multifaceted program service effort . Click below to learn more.
Family Support Programs
NACOP’s Family fund for Paralyzed & Disabled Police Officers has made a sacred promise to never turn away a family in which the police officer was severely injured in the line of duty.
By being there year after year, NACOP actually becomes family. How? Click below to learn more.
Training
Our Law Enforcement Education Program (LEEP) offers world-class tactical training to officers at little to no cost; and our civilian-based Safety Training Education Program (STEP) for everyday citizens who want to learn firearms safety, hand-to-hand defensive measures, active shooter response methods, and more.
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Jack Rinchich
NACOP President
Chief Rinchich has forty years of law enforcement service and forty years as a Chaplain. He is a retired Marine and served two tours of duty. He is an Active Shooter Response Trainer and has served with VIP Security Details – Including Presidential. He has served with the National Association of Chiefs of Police since 1986.
Brian Smith
Captain Brian Smith has over forty years of law enforcement service. He is skilled in Criminal Intelligence, Emergency Management, Law Enforcement Training and Dignitary Protection. He has served with the National Association of Chiefs of Police since 1979.