Police Foundation
The Police Foundation, of Washington, DC, is a non-profit foundation dedicated to helping the police be more effective in doing their job. It was founded on July 22, 1970 by the Ford Foundation, and has continued to receive its primary support from that foundation, although it now has a large endowment of its own. The Police Foundation's central focus is on research - experiments and studies to try out alternative possibilities for policing. Many of the works published by the Foundation have been widely cited by organizations involved with police and legal work and reform.
Some of the leading Police Foundations throughout the US and the World can be found here:
Foundation | City, State (Country) | Website |
National Police Foundation | Washington, DC | http://www.policefoundation.org/ |
Abbotsford Police Foundation | Abbotsford, BC (Canada) | http://www.abbotsfordpolicefoundation.org// |
Albemarle County Police Foundation | Albemarle County, VA | http://www.acpdfoundation.org// |
Alexandria Police Foundation | Alexandria, VA | http://www.alexandriapolicefoundation.org/ |
Arkansas State Police Foundation | Arkansas | http://aspfoundation.com/ |
Atlanta Police Foundation | Atlanta, GA | http://www.atlantapolicefoundation.org/ |
Baltimore County Police Foundation | Baltimore, MD | http://www.thebcpf.com/ |
Bellevue Police Foundation | Bellevue, WA | http://bellevuepolicefoundation.org |
Camden Police Foundation | Camden, NJ | http://camdenpolicefoundation.org// |
Charlotte-Meckelenburg Police Foundation | Charlotte, NC | http://charlottepolicefoundation.org/ |
Charlottesville Police Foundation | Charlottesville, VA | http://www.cvillepolicefoundation.org// |
Chesterfield County Police Foundation, Inc. | Chesterfield County, VA | http://chesterfieldpolicefoundation.org/ |
Chicago Police Foundation | Chicago, IL | http://www.cpdmemorial.org/ |
Chula Vista Police Foundation | Chula Vista, CA | http://chulavistapolicefoundation.org/ |
Cleveland Police Foundation | Cleveland, OH | http://clevelandpolicefoundation.org/ |
Clovis Police Foundation | Clovis, CA | http://clovispolicefoundation.org/ |
Colorado Springs Police Foundation | Colorado Springs, CO | http://www.policefoundationofcoloradosprings.org/ |
Columbus Police Foundation | Columbus, OH | http://www.thecolumbuspolicefoundation.org/ |
Cypress Police Foundation | Cypress, CA | http://cypresspf.org// |
Daytona Beach Police Foundation | Daytona Beach, FL | http://www.daytonabeachpolicefoundation.org/ |
Denver Police Foundation | Denver, CO | http://www.denverpolicefoundation.org/ |
Edmonds Police Foundation | Edmonds, WA | http://www.edmondspolicefoundation.org/ |
Edmonton Police Foundation | Edmonton, AB (Canada) | http://www.edmontonpolicefoundation.com/ |
El Paso Police Foundation | El Paso, TX | http://www.elpasopolicefoundation.org/ |
Fairfax County Police Foundation | Fairfax County, VA | http://www.fairfaxfoundation.org/ |
Fayetteville Police Foundation | Fayetteville, NC | http://fayettevillepolicefoundation.org/ |
Fishers Police Foundation | Fishers, IN | http://fisherspolicefoundation.org/ |
Front Royal Police Foundation | Front Royal, VA | http://www.frontroyalpolicefoundation.org/ |
Gaithersburg Police Foundation | Gaithersburg, MD | http://www.gaithersburgpolicefoundation.com/ |
Gardena Police Foundation | Gardena, CA | http://www.gardenapolicefoundation.org |
Gastonia Police Foundation | Gastonia, NC | http://www.gastoniapolicefoundation.com |
Glendale Police Foundation | Glendale, CA | http://glendalepolicefoundation.org/testsite/GPF/Welcome.html |
Henrico Police Foundation | Henrico, VA | http://www.henricopolicefoundation.org/ |
Houston Police Foundation | Houston, TX | http://www.houstonpolicefoundation.com/ |
Kettering Police Foundation | Kettering, OH | http://www.ketteringoh.org/newweb/departments/police/kpd_kettering_police_foundation.php/ |
Howard County Police Foundation | Howard County, MD | http://countyofhowardmd.us/policefoundation.htm |
Lancaster Police Foundation | Lancaster, PA | http://www.lancasterpolice.com/PoliceFoundation/index.htm |
Lexington Police Foundation | Lexington, VA | http://lbpolicefoundation.org/ |
Lodi Police Foundation | Lodi, CA | http://lodipdfoundation.org/index.htm/ |
Long Beach Police Foundation | Long Beach, CA | http://lbpolicefoundation.org/ |
Los Angeles Police Foundation | Los Angeles, CA | http://www.lapolicefoundation.org/ |
Los Gatos & Monte Sereno Police Foundation | Los Gatos, CA | http://lgmspolicefoundation.org/ |
Louisville Police Foundation | Louisville, KY | http://www.saferlouisville.com/ |
Lynchburg Police Foundation | Lynchburg, VA | http://www.lynchburgva.gov/Index.aspx?page=4547 |
Marco Island Police Foundation | Marco Island, FL | http://www.marcopolicefoundation.org/ |
Milton Police Foundation | Milton, WA | http://www.miltonpolicefoundation.us/ |
Minnesota Chiefs of Police Foundation | Woodbury, MN | http://www.mnchiefs.org/mcpa-foundation |
Newark Police Foundation | Newark, NJ | http://newarkpolicefoundation.org/ |
Newport News Police Foundation | Newport News, VA | http://nnpolicefoundation.com/ |
New Orleans Police & Justice Foundation | New Orleans, LA | http://nopjf.org/ |
New York City Police Foundation | New York, NY | http://www.nycpolicefoundation.org/ |
Norcross Police Foundation | Norcross, GA | http://www.norcrosspdfoundation.org |
NorthEastern Massachusetts Law Enforcement Council Police Foundation | Commonwealth of Massachusetts | http://www.nemlecfoundation.org |
Oakland Police Foundation | Oakland, CA | http://www.oaklandpolicefoundation.org/ |
Olathe Police Foundation | Olathe, KS | http://olathepolicefoundation.org/ |
Oregon State Police Foundation | Salem, OR | http://ospfoundation.org/ |
Palm Beach Police Foundatiion | Palm Beach, FL | http://www.pbpolicefoundation.org/ |
Palm Beach Gardens Police Foundatiion | Palm Beach Gardens, FL | http://www.pbgpolicefoundation.org/ |
Palos Park Police Foundatiion | Palos Park, IL | http://www.palosparkpolicefoundation.org/ |
Pasadena Police Foundatiion | Pasadena, CA | http://ww2.cityofpasadena.net/blog/police/?p=580/ |
Philadelphia Police Foundatiion | Philadelphia, PA | http://www.phillypolicefoundation.org/ |
Pittsburgh Police Foundatiion | Pittsburgh, PA | http://pghpf.org/ |
Pocono Mountain Police Foundatiion | Pocono Mountain, PA | http://www.pmrpf.com/index.html |
Prescott Valley Police Foundatiion | Prescott Valley, AZ | http://www.pvpolicefoundation.com/ |
Riverside Police Foundatiion | Riverside, CA | http://www.riversidepolicefoundation.org/ |
Riverton Police Foundatiion | Riverton, WY | http://www.rivertonwy.gov/departments/police/police_foundation1/index.php |
Royal Canadian Mounted Police Foundatiion | Ottawa, ON, (Canada) | http://www.rcmp-grc.gc.ca/mr-ce/mpf-fpm/index-eng.htm |
Sacramento Police Foundation | Sacramento, CA | http://www.sacpolicefoundation.org/ |
Saint Paul Police Foundation | Saint Paul, MN | http://www.saintpaulpolicefoundation.com/ |
St. Louis Police Foundation | St. Louis, MO | https://www.stlouispolicefoundation.org |
Salem Police Foundation | Salem, OR | http://www.salempolicefoundation.blogspot.com/ |
San Diego Police Foundation | San Diego, CA | http://www.sdpolicefoundation.org/ |
Santa Ana Police Foundation | Santa Ana, CA | http://www.sapdf.org// |
Santa Barbara Police Foundation | Santa Barbara, CA | http://www.santabarbarapolicefoundation.org/ |
Scotch Plains Police Foundation | Scotch Plain, NJ | http://scotchplainspolicefoundation.org/ |
Seattle Police Foundation | Seattle, WA | http://www.seattlepolicefoundation.org/ |
Shawnee Police Foundation | Shawnee, OK | http://www.shawneeok.org/PublicSafety/Police/foundation// |
Simi Valley Police Foundation | Simi Valley, CA | http://www.svpf.org/ |
Stamford Police Foundation | Stamford, CT | http://stamfordpolicefoundation.org// |
Tempe Police Foundation | Tempe, AZ | http://tempepolicefoundation.org/// |
Toms River Police Foundation | Toms River, NJ | http://www.trpolice.org/index.php/tr-police-foundation.html |
Tucson Police Foundation | Tucson, AZ | http://www.tucsonpolicefoundation.org/ |
Tustin Police Foundation | Tustin, CA | http://www.tustinpolicefoundation.org/ |
Upland Police Foundation | Upland, CA | http://www.uplandpolicefoundation.com/ |
Vancouver Police Foundation | Vancouver, BC (Canada) | http://www.vancouverpolicefoundation.org/ |
Virginia Police Chief's Foundation | Henrico, VA | http://www.vapolicefoundation.org/ |
Virginia Beach Police Foundation | Virginia Beach, VA | http://www.vbpolicefoundation.org/ |
Washington Police Foundation | Washington, DC | http://www.dcpolicefoundation.org/ |
Waynesboro Police Foundation | Waynesboro, VA | http://www.waynesboropolicefoundation.com/ |
West Bloomfield Police Foundation | West Bloomfield, MI | http://wbpolicefoundation.org/ |
Woodstock Police Foundation | Woodstock, GA | http://www.wpfoundation.org |