A 30 year veteran of the Los Angeles Police Department, John Cooley has coordinated over 80 police funeral and memorial services. Throughout his career and into retirement, John has dedicated himself to raising the professional standards by which departments honor and lay to rest our fallen heroes.
We are proud to sponsor John Cooley’s educational seminars & workshop.
THE NEED TO PREPARE
Few agency or department administrators have been through a line-of-duty death as active participants, and most funeral homes know even less. But a poorly executed police funeral is an embarrassment to the city, the department, and the officer’s family.
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It is therefore vital to develop a Line-of-Duty Death Protocol well in advance of a crisis.
Situations like these benefit from the experience and wisdom that someone like Sgt John Cooley can provide.
“My seminars & workshops will assist police agencies and those responsible for managing police funerals better understand the tasks associated with such an event. The information provided represents my knowledge, experience and personal opinions.”
Sgt. John Cooley
Seminars
For the last several years John Cooley has been invited to give presentations at various conferences. These 90-minute to 2-hour seminars provide an overview of what is needed for an agency to be adequately prepared for or respond to a line-of duty death.
The attendees were encouraged to return to their agencies and compare their preparedness level to what was suggested or determine how to become prepared and follow-up with the development of a protocol or guideline etc.
Workshops
John has also been invited to put on more extensive training for agencies. These eight hour Workshops are more comprehensive and offer an opportunity for more dialogue between attendees discussing topics of mutual interest. The more time attendees can spend together the more that can be accomplished.
John’s role in these workshops alternates between presenter and group facilitator. The workshop format provides an excellent opportunity for change to occur because participants can determine what will work for them, what they need to do, and how to do it. They get feedback from other agency representatives on what worked well and what didn’t. They can actually walk away with a comprehensive outline and understanding of what they need to do and the resource material to help them do it. They often develop a network of local agencies to share information and resources.