Line-of-Duty Death of a Law Enforcement Officer: Easing the Pain for the Family and Fellow Officers

• NCJ Number: 112913
• Author(s): G S Arenberg
• Date Published: 1988
• Length: 54 pages
• Corporate Author: National Assoc of Chiefs of Police
• Sale Source: The American Police Hall of Fame
• Publication Type: Training (Aid/Material)
• Language: English
• Country: United States of America

Annotation

This pamphlet instructs police agencies in how to prepare and implement a sensitive and effective plan for responding to officer line-of-duty deaths, including services for the deceased officer's family.

Abstract

It covers informing and supporting the family, making funeral arrangements, and coping with the grief. Appendixes contain a State memorials list and compensation chart; information on Federal benefits, limitations and exclusions, and eligible survivors; and a suggested confidential form.