1. Legal Mission
The NPA defends law enforcement agencies, officers, their supporters and the public using litigation, communications, activism, and advocacy. In addition to filing our own lawsuits and FOIA requests, the NPA reviews lawsuits with the potential to create negative precedents in public safety, officer safety and constitutional rights. In those cases the NPA enters as a friend of the court to file legal briefs providing support for all who could be harmed by an adverse ruling.