2014

On behalf of the 1,400 members of the California Police Chiefs Association, welcome to our website. Our association is comprised of the active and retired municipal California Police Chiefs, as well as our associate members who serve in the position of "Seconds in Command." In California municipal police chiefs are responsible for leading 330 police departments statewide, and for providing front line law enforcement services to nearly 29 million residents. It is a responsibility we take great pride in each and every day. Our website was established as a tool to increase the accessibility of consistent, accurate and timely information to our members, as well as the opportunity to showcase some of the outstanding, innovative work being done every day in our communities.

We work tirelessly on behalf of our members and our communities in several critical areas: Legislative and Legal Advocacy, Communications, and Member Services. Our active engagement on issues of public safety policy have allowed the association to effectively shape legislation that impacts legal, social, and budgetary issues. Our Member Services provides the most contemporary training available to law enforcement leaders statewide, ensuring our members remain contemporary as well as preparing the next generation of California's law enforcement executives.

California is in the early stages of the most significant shift in public safety policy in a generation. We are committed to engaging our communities, our elected officials, our public safety partners and academic researchers to ensure front line law enforcement has the tools and resources available to provide effective public safety to the communities we serve.

It is my privilege to serve as President of the California Police Chiefs Association, and I look forward to working with our members and our partners to enhance public safety throughout California.

Kim J. Raney

President