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A professional organization since 1921, CPOA is an association dedicated to the leadership development of California’s law enforcement personnel. CPOA serves more than 24,000 members in that effort by providing the most relevant and in-demand training as well as giving you a voice in legislative advocacy. 
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Who Can Become a CPOA Member?

Regular membership is open to sworn and professional public safety personnel from all ranks and agencies within California. CPOA offers both Individual and Agency memberships.

Part-time employees, volunteers and supporting businesses can also sign up for non-Regular (non-voting) membership and stil benefit from CPOA’s unique network and benefits!

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Organization

What is CPOA?
A non-union professional organization since 1921, CPOA is a 501(c)(6) association dedicated to the leadership development of California’s law enforcement personnel.

CPOA develops your leadership skills through training, advocacy and opportunities to make meaningful connections within our 24,000+ member network. Your membership benefits will allow you access to: 

  • Discounts on hot topic trainings in your local region
  • Guaranteed free seats for trainings as a CPOA Department Member
  • Legislative updates and bill analyses at your fingertips
  • Access to discounted CPOA publications (i.e. Legislative Digest of New Laws, Pitchess Motion Manual, Skelly Manual, etc.)
  • Email updates on new legal issues and monthly case summaries of new legal rulings
  • Earn legal guidance and protection through FOP’s Legal Defense Plan (LDP)
  • The opportunity to build your resume by serving on one of CPOA’s committees or regional boards

As of 2024, CPOA has more than 23,000 members, from Department Memberships and Individual members.

Regular embership is open to sworn and professional public safety personnel from all ranks and agencies within California.

There are also membership categories for volunteers and businesses who support law enforcement agencies in California. 

Our membership is comprised of 12 geographic Regions, with each Region having its own board of volunteer members who drive CPOA activity at the local level.

CPOA has Board Development, Events, Law & Legislation, Membership and Training committees. The criteria for committee participation is active CPOA membership.

Training & Events

What types of training does CPOA offer?
CPOA averages about 30-40 trainings per year on both POST-certified and non-certified courses on a range of topics from Public Records Act (PRA) to Internal Affairs (IA), Legislative updates, Use of Force liability, and more.
Both members and non-members can attend, but not the public.

LAW ENFORCEMENT LEGISLATIVE SUMMIT and VIRTUAL TRAINING CONFERENCE.

CPOA has put a hold on our COPSWEST Expo for the foreseeable future while we reevaluate opportunities to best engage our entire Statewide membership while being mindful of staffing struggles that agencies are feeling across their departments 

 

Upcoming Trainings
Upcoming Events

Advocacy & Legal

On what issues does CPOA lobby?
Any legislative or policy proposal impacting day-to-day policing across California’s law enforcement profession.
No, but we do provide candidate or ballot measure endorsements if candidates complete our questionnaire. We don’t give money to candidates but have in the past made donations to ballot measure campaigns.
Yes, supervisory and management personnel are provided the opportunity to enroll in Legal Defense Plan (LDP) coverage through membership in CPOA’s FOP Lodge 100.
Advocacy & Bill Positions
Legal Defense
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CPOA provides progressive, ethical leadership development through training, technology, advocacy, and mentoring of our future leaders.

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    Sacramento, CA 95833
  • (916) 263-0541
  • cpoa@cpoa.org

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