Programs
The VACP operates a variety of programs designed to promote best practices in professional policing.
- Our awards program honors law enforcement officers and citizens who make outstanding contributions to keeping Virginians safe.
- Our Freedom of Information Act Guide for Law Enforcement helps law enforcement officers have a better understanding of Virginia’s laws governing release of information.
- The Law Enforcement Oath of Honor is a code of conduct that the VACP recommends to Virginia law enforcement agencies and officers.
- The Police Office Selection Testing Service is a program to help Virginia law enforcement executives in selecting and hiring qualified officers.
- The VACP is a partner in Virginia’s Smart Safe and Sober Program to promote traffic safety, and manages a unique website to provide traffic safety information to law enforcement.
- The VACP’s charity of choice is Special Olympics Virginia, and Virginia law enforcement agencies support Special Olympics through the Annual Torch Run program.
- The VACP maintains a Law Enforcement Memorial website to honor and remember our officers who have lost their lives in the line of duty.
