A recent review of the twelve major law
enforcement groups in the news during 2004 showed that the Fraternal Order of
Police remains the most frequently mentioned organization for the fourth
straight year. National President Chuck Canterbury said the results
further confirm the F.O.P.’s status as the predominant voice for law enforcement
officers in the United States.
“The Fraternal Order of Police has long
been the voice for law enforcement professionals,” Canterbury said.
“These results continue to show that when the media looks for insight into the
law enforcement profession, they turn to the F.O.P.”
The review was
conducted using Lexis-Nexis ™, and examined twelve different organizations
representing rank-and-file officers and law enforcement executives at the
Federal, State and local levels from 1 January to 31 December 2004. During
this period, the Fraternal Order of Police was cited in over 4,200 different
items. The next closest organization, the International
Association of Chiefs of Police, was mentioned in just over 800 items in
2004.
A similar review, conducted for the period 1 January to 31 December
2003, also showed the F.O.P. in first place, with mentions in over 4,100
items. The total for 2003 was more than 3,300 items more than the
organization in second place for that year.
“The credit for this
success clearly goes to the tremendous work of our members on the local, State
and national level throughout the country,” Canterbury said. “These men
and women, who serve our communities and keep our neighborhoods safe, are
speaking out on behalf of their fellow officers and making news.”
The
results of the review, in order of the number of items, is as follows:
Fraternal Order of Police (4,241), International Association of Chiefs of Police
(807), National Sheriff’s Association (315), International Brotherhood of Police
Officers (306), National Association of Police Organizations (216), Police
Executive Research Forum (177), International Union of Police Associations
(126), National Organization of Black Law Enforcement Executives (119), Federal
Law Enforcement Officers Association (103), Major Cities Chiefs (86), National
Troopers Coalition (38), Law Enforcement Steering Committee (9).
The
Fraternal Order of Police is the nation's largest law enforcement labor
organization, with more than 318,000 members.
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