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The Law Enforcement Accreditation Program was the first credentialing program established by CALEA after its founding. It was originally development to address what was seen as a need to enhance law enforcement as a profession and to improve law enforcement. That mission continues today.

The CALEA Public Safety Communications Accreditation Program provides a communications center, or the communications unit of a public safety agency, with a process to systemically review and internally assess its operations and procedures.

The Public Safety Training Academy Accreditation Program began in 2002. Its purpose is to promote superior public safety training services and recognize professional excellence.

The CALEA Recognition Program was designed to meet the needs of smaller law enforcement agencies, and may also serve as a stepping stone to the Law Enforcement Accreditation Program.

CALEA offers a special credentialing opportunity, the CALEA Alliance Program, for state/provincial accreditation programs, referred to as local program providers. 

AccreditationWorks!

CALEA provides credentialing Services for law enforcement agencies, public safety communications agencies, and public safety training academies.

  • Comprehensive, well thought-out written directives.
  • Preparedness Program in place.
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The Commissioners

Dr. Theron L. Bowman

Chief of Police

Arlington (TX) Police Department

Lt. Colonel Gayle M. Cameron

New Jersey State Police (Retired)

Prof. Gary W. Cordner

Kutztown University, Kutztown, Pennsylvania

Mr. Stephen DeBenedittis

Mayor

City of Herndon, Virginia

Mr. Louis M. Dekmar

Chief of Police

LaGrange (GA) Police Department

Mr. Robert Greenlaw

Director

Delaware County (OH) Emergency Communications

Mr. Richard W. Holden

Commander, Retired

North Carolina State Highway Patrol

Mr. Curtis L. Holt

City Manager

Wyoming, Michigan

Mr. Don C. Hunter

Sheriff (Retired)

Collier County, Florida

Mr. Ted G. Kamatchus

Sheriff

Marshall County, Iowa

Dr. A. DeWade Langley

Chairman and Director

University of Central Oklahoma - School of Criminal Justice

Dr. Gary J. Margolis

Chief of Police (Retired), University of Vermont

Managing Partner, Margolis, Healy & Associates, LLC

Mr. Richard W. Myers

Chief of Police

Colorado Springs (CO) Police Department

Mr. Daniel C. Parkinson

Chief of Police

Cornwall (ON) Community Police Service

Mr. Joseph M. Polisar

Chief of Police

Garden Grove (CA) Police Department

Honorable James N. Robey

Senator

13th District of Maryland

Mr. J. Grayson Robinson

Sheriff

Arapahoe County, Colorado

Mr. Thomas H. Warren, Sr.

President/CEO

Urban League of Nebraska

Mr. Craig Webre

Sheriff

Lafourche Parish, Louisiana

Honorable Grant S. Wegner

Circuit Court Judge (Retired)

16th Judicial Circuit, Kane County, Illinois

Ms. Lisa G. Womack

Former Chief of Police

Elgin (IL) Police Department

The 21-member Commission is composed of 11 law enforcement professionals and 10 representatives from the public and private sectors.

Commissioners serve three-year, staggered terms.

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Welcome to the new CALEA.org

CALEA would like to welcome you to their new website.

To access the Clients Only section, you will need to create a new account, with your agency ID, on this site.

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