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The Officer Down Memorial Page, Inc. (ODMP) is a non-profit organization that maintains a website listing American, Canadian, central European, Australian, and New Zealander law enforcement officers, prison officers, and police dogs who have died in the line of duty. == History == The ODMP was established in 1996 by Chris Cosgriff, then a freshman at James Madison University.〔"(About ODMP )." Officer Down Memorial Page.〕 Originally it only focused on officers who were recently killed at the time, but gradually expanded to include officers killed in the line of duty dating far back as 1791.〔 The ODMP claims to be accessed by over 250,000 unique visitors per month.〔 Its research staff are volunteers managed by a lieutenant from the New York City Police Department. The organization has uncovered hundreds of "forgotten" line-of-duty deaths and has assisted in ensuring those officers are properly recognized on the appropriate police memorials. In 1997, Canada and Australia had their own pages added, followed by central Europe and New Zealand in 1998.〔 In 2000, the ODMP was granted 501(c)(3) tax-exempt status.〔 The operation of the site is paid for through private contributions as well as the proceeds from a gift shop selling T-shirts, bumper stickers and other items. The site is no longer advertising-free as it had been in the past. In 2007, the ODMP partnered with SharedBook Inc. to create The Officer Down Memorial Book, a book version of the ODMP website that can be purchased and the profits are then donated to the ODMP. In 2010, the ODMP became funded in part through two $150,000 grants awarded by the Bureau of Justice Assistance, Office of Justice Programs of the U.S. Department of Justice. 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「Officer Down Memorial Page」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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