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09/19/2007
COMMISSION ON
ACCREDITATION FOR LAW
NEWS RELEASE TRI-ARC AWARD August 2, 2006
The Commission on Accreditation for Law Enforcement Agencies, Inc. (CALEA®) is proud to announce the awarding of its coveted TRI-ARC Excellence Award at CALEA’s Celebration Banquet held at its Summer Conference in Lexington, Kentucky, July 30, 2006.
The CALEA TRI-ARC Excellence Award is given to entities that, concurrently, hold all three CALEA accreditation awards: Law Enforcement Accreditation, Public Safety Communications Accreditation, and Public Safety Training Academy Accreditation. “TRI” reflects the three accreditation programs and “ARC” symbolizes the synergistic power and light created as the result of an unusual achievement.
The Summer 2006 recipients were the Kansas (KS) Police Department; the Kansas (KS) Police Training Academy; the Kansas City (KS) Communications Center; and, for their leadership in public safety, the City of Kansas City, Kansas. Each of the three accredited agencies received an obelisk shaped award, as did the Mayor of Kansas City, Kansas.
The Commission was established as an independent accrediting authority in 1979 by the four major law enforcement executive associations, who represent about 80 percent of the United States law enforcement profession. They are the International Association of Chiefs of Police; the National Organization of Black Law Enforcement Executives; the National Sheriffs’ Association; and the Police Executive Research Forum, all of which continue to serve in an advisory capacity.
The Commission was established for two reasons: to develop a set of law enforcement standards, and to establish and administer an accreditation process through which law enforcement agencies could demonstrate voluntarily that they meet professionally recognized criteria for excellence in management and service delivery. Over the years, additional credentialing programs have been developed. In January 1999, the Public Safety Communications Accreditation Program for public safety communications centers was offered, followed by the CALEA Recognition Program, which is tailored for smaller law enforcement agencies. In 2001, CALEA launched the Public Safety Training Academy Accreditation Program.
CALEA congratulates the three departments, as well as the city, and appreciates their hard work and dedication to professionalism in public safety.
Source: Sylvester Daughtry Jr., Executive Director, CALEA, Fairfax, VA - (800) 368-3757 X31 www.calea.org
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