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Since 1941, ILACP has served as the professional development association for Chiefs of Police and other community leaders committed to public safety in Illinois. The statewide organization serves 1,400+ members working in more than 460 agencies, providing them with innovative services, training, and partnerships. ILACP advocates for legislation and policies that protect and improve police forces and the communities they serve.

Since 1953, the Missouri Police Chiefs Association has provided members with the resources they need to enhance performance and ensure continued success and effectiveness. With more than 600 members statewide, MPCA is the leading organization in the field of law enforcement. Law enforcement officials will find that MPCA membership give them an invaluable professional edge - the MPCA Advantage . Who does the MPCA represent? MPCA represents all ranks of law enforcement officers at federal, state and local levels. Also included in its diversified membership are criminal justice and police planners, retired police officers, private security officials, business people and supportive citizens. All of these groups work together with MPCA to upgrade law enforcement and the criminal justice system in Missouri.

The Virginia Association of Chiefs of Police & Foundation (VACP), formed in 1926, is an incorporated 501(c)(3) non-profit trade association. Its more than 600 members are made up of active and retired federal, state, local, campus and private law enforcement and criminal justice agency executives, administrators and managers. Members also include persons in law enforcement related businesses, support industries or government agencies. The VACP has three classes of dues-paying membership — Active, Associate, and Senior. The VACP also has a small group of non-dues paying retired members (classified as "Honorary") who were grandfathered in following a 2004 Bylaws change when their membership class was eliminated. A ten-member Executive Board elected by the Active members governs the affairs of the VACP. The purpose of the VACP is "to promote the professional development of all executive and management personnel within duly constituted law enforcement agencies in the Commonwealth of Virginia; to encourage close cooperation of all law enforcement agencies in the prevention of crime, detection of crime and the apprehension of those responsible for the commission of crimes; to promote the highest standards of the police profession through selection and training of law enforcement officers and generally pledge and strive for the highest degree of respect for law and order throughout the Commonwealth of Virginia."