California Peace Officers' Association
| Founded | 1921 |
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| Headquarters | 2485 Natomas Park Drive, Suite 540 Sacramento, CA 95833 |
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Members | 23,000+ |
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| Website | cpoa |
The California Peace Officers' Association (abbreviated CPOA) is a non-profit professional association dedicated to the training and leadership development of law enforcement officers of California. The organization, established in 1921, has a membership more than 23,000 officers across municipal, county, state and federal law enforcement agencies in California.[1] As of 2023-2024, CPOA is led by President Christie Calderwood, Assoistant Chief of the Carlsbad Police Department.[2]
Political positions[edit]
In 2014, CPOA opposed Proposition 47, which reduced punishments for nonviolent crimes in a bid to reduce overcrowding in state prison and fund recidivism programs.[3]
In 2017, CPOA opposed a campaign led by California Lieutenant Governor Gavin Newsom to legalize marijuana in the state.[4]
CPOA opposed California Senate Bill 54 (2017), which prevents state and local law enforcement agencies from using their resources on behalf of federal immigration enforcement agencies.[5]
In March 2018, Attorney General Jeff Sessions spoke to the CPOA in opposition to California's sanctuary city laws, where he announced a federal lawsuit against the state's immigration laws.[6][7]
In October 2019, Newsom signed a bill, AB 1215, which bans law enforcement from using facial recognition technology on body cameras.[8] CPOA has opposed the bill, saying "threatens the future of effective policing and crime reduction".[8][9]
See also[edit]
References[edit]
- ^ "About CPOA". California Peace Officers Association | CPOA. Retrieved 2020-06-07.
- ^ "2019 - 2020 Board of Directors". California Peace Officers Association | CPOA. Retrieved 2020-06-07.
- ^ Stanton, Sam (2014-10-17). "Proposition 47 would lower penalties to reduce prison population, pay for programs". The Sacramento Bee.
- ^ White, Jeremy B. (2016-05-17). "California marijuana legalization draws lawmaker opposition". The Sacramento Bee.
- ^ Hart, Angela (2017-04-05). "Immigrants rights activists press for support of California's 'sanctuary state' bill". The Sacramento Bee.
- ^ Samuels, Brett (2018-03-07). "Sessions to California: 'There is no secession'". The Hill. Retrieved 2020-06-07.
- ^ Samuels, Brett (2018-03-06). "Jerry Brown: Sessions's 'sad' political stunts won't work in California". The Hill. Retrieved 2020-06-07.
- ^ a b Rodrigo, Chris Mills (2019-10-09). "California blocks police body cameras from using facial recognition". The Hill. Retrieved 2020-06-07.
- ^ "Facial recognition misidentified 26 California lawmakers as criminal suspects". San Francisco Chronicle. 2019-08-14. Retrieved 2020-06-07.
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