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Learn About Our Mission


Dedicated to fostering global cooperation in law enforcement, we partner with police departments worldwide. Our mission involves sending officers abroad to immerse themselves in diverse policing methodologies and cultures, while reciprocally hosting international officers in the United States.


We are accredited by the STAR International Police Exchange Program, which includes the United States, Germany, and Spain.

  • Membership to the STAR IPE Maryland/National Capital Chapter is exclusively by invitation and is open to all active Maryland police officers or state troopers. Prospective members are required to contribute a minimum of $85 and gain approval from the board.

  • New member dues are $85, which decreases to $50 the next year. Any business that donates greater than or equal to $1,200 will be listed under our Community Sponsors page.

  • Being a member, gets you the opportunity to participate in the local program. You meet-and-greet with foreign officers when they are local. Additionally, any officer who hosts a foreign officer increases their chance to receive an invitation to travel to Germany or Spain for a two week exchange.