{"id":961,"date":"2022-08-31T07:14:16","date_gmt":"2022-08-31T07:14:16","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/startersites.io\/elementor\/charity\/?page_id=961"},"modified":"2026-03-30T14:22:34","modified_gmt":"2026-03-30T14:22:34","slug":"about","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/iupo.org\/?page_id=961","title":{"rendered":"About"},"content":{"rendered":"\t\t<div data-elementor-type=\"wp-page\" data-elementor-id=\"961\" class=\"elementor elementor-961\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-55b7a04 e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"55b7a04\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-dddb815 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"dddb815\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Serving Those Who Serve Us<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-1ed0627 elementor-widget__width-initial elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"1ed0627\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>The International Union of Police Officers (IUPO) was founded in 1986 by an upstate New York police sergeant who wanted more connections in the law enforcement community. The goal of the IUPO is to raise awareness about the honorable nature of policing and counter anti-police rhetoric by spreading awareness. The IUPO is open to both sworn members of law enforcement as well as civilian supporters.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-6907b0b e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"6907b0b\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-0c148bb elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"0c148bb\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img fetchpriority=\"high\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"640\" height=\"480\" src=\"https:\/\/iupo.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/iupo-old-meeting.webp\" class=\"attachment-large size-large wp-image-1291\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/iupo.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/iupo-old-meeting.webp 640w, https:\/\/iupo.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/iupo-old-meeting-300x225.webp 300w, https:\/\/iupo.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/iupo-old-meeting-16x12.webp 16w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 640px) 100vw, 640px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-d59b0cb e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"d59b0cb\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-e55f7a6 e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"e55f7a6\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-32dfca5 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"32dfca5\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Is The IUPO a Law Enforcement Agency?<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-a7dec03 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"a7dec03\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>We are not a law enforcement agency nor are we affiliated with any local, state or federal government. The International Union of Police Officers is a social organization with the purpose of raising public support for law enforcement through positive messaging. Membership within the International Union of Police Officers is not restricted to sworn members of law enforcement.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-6093a4e e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"6093a4e\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-962ad77 e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"962ad77\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-4b8d2fc e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"4b8d2fc\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-5af0957 e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"5af0957\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-8e1b2fd elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"8e1b2fd\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Who Are IUPO Members?<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-76f7a3c elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"76f7a3c\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>Members of the International Union of Police Officers are mostly active and former Law Enforcement Officers as well as civilian supporters of police. Membership is also open to career security officers, especially those who work in an armed capacity. There are a number of benefits to being a member of the IUPO, see member benefits here.<\/p><p>The International Union of Police Officers takes steps to ensure the good moral character of all of our members. LEO members must verify their status as active or former law enforcement by presenting agency issued credentials. Our member services team conducts relevant background checks including but not limited to contacting former employers and references. Members must agree to abide by all laws of the United States and it&#8217;s territories including traffic laws.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-3b693f8 e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"3b693f8\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-0aec9ab e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"0aec9ab\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-14470bf elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"14470bf\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p><strong>Become a member<\/strong><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-e9eb73a elementor-widget-divider--view-line elementor-widget elementor-widget-divider\" data-id=\"e9eb73a\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"divider.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-divider\">\n\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-divider-separator\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-cd30820 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"cd30820\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Join the International Union of Police Officers as a member<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-f737edd elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"f737edd\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>We&#8217;re looking for current and former Law Enforcement Officers, professional Security Officers and civilians who strongly support the police. 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