F.O.P. Remains the Number
One Voice for Law Enforcement
A recent review of the eleven major law enforcement
groups in the news during 2002 showed that the Fraternal Order of Police was
the most frequently mentioned organization for the second straight year.
Jim Pasco, Executive Director of the National F.O.P., 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,” Pasco 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 ™ “News Group File, Most Recent
Two Years,” and examined eleven different organizations representing
rank-and-file officers and law enforcement executives at the Federal, State
and local levels from 1 January to 15 December 2002. During this period,
the Fraternal Order of Police was cited in over 4,300 different items.
The next closest organization, the International Association of Chiefs of
Police, was mentioned in just over 670 items in 2002.
A similar review, conducted for the period 1 January to 31 December 2001, also
showed the F.O.P. in first place, with mentions in over 3,600 items. The
total for 2001 was more than 2,800 items more than the organization in second
place for that year.
“The credit for this success clearly goes to the tremendous work of our
National officers, and our State and local lodges throughout the country,”
Pasco said. “These men and women, who serve our communities and
protect our nation’s freedoms, 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 (4,331), International Association of Chiefs of
Police (674), National Sheriff’s Association (278), Police Executive
Research Forum (158), International Brotherhood of Police Officers (154),
National Association of Police Organizations (116), National Organization of
Black Law Enforcement Executives (111), Federal Law Enforcement Officers
Association (60), Major Cities Chiefs (58), National Troopers Coalition (20),
Law Enforcement Steering Committee (1).
