The Volunteers in Police Service (VIPS) Program is a national program which provides support and resources for law enforcement agencies interested in developing or enhancing a volunteer program and for community members who wish to volunteer their time and skills with a community law enforcement agency. Local VIPS programs offer direct volunteer opportunities and conduct their own screening, recruitment, and placement.

From a national perspective, VIPS is the official title of the law enforcement volunteer component of the USA Freedom Corps and Citizen Corps. VIPS is a partnership between the International Association of Chiefs of Police (IACP) and the Bureau of Justice Assistance, Office of Justice Programs, U.S. Department of Justice. If you want to be officially recognized as having a VIPS program, all you have to do is register your agency online. If you have even one volunteer currently helping your law enforcement agency, you already have a VIPS program in place! There are no costs or other requirements to register. Your program does not have to be called or renamed VIPS.