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PRESS RELEASE INFORMATION
COMMISSION ON ACCREDITATION FOR LAW ENFORCEMENT AGENCIES
10302 Eaton Place, Suite 100, Fairfax, Virginia 22030-2201 • Toll Free (800) 368-3757 • Fax (703) 591-2206 • Email calea@calea.org
NEWS RELEASE
The Pasadena Police Department will host the Commission on Accreditation for Law Enforcement Agencies, Inc. (CALEA’s) Spring Conference, March 17-20, 2004 at the Pasadena Convention Center in Pasadena, California. Approximately 800 attendees from law enforcement and other public safety agencies throughout the United States, Canada, Barbados, and Mexico are expected to attend. The keynote speaker will be William J. Bratton, Chief of Police, Los Angeles, California. During the Conference, the Commission will review and vote on candidate agencies for accreditation and recognition. Attendees will also take advantage of numerous valuable training workshops dealing with law enforcement/public safety issues. The culmination of the conference is the awards celebration banquet Saturday evening, March 20. The Commission was established as an independent accrediting authority in 1979 by the four major law enforcement executive associations, which 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 has 21 members – 11 of whom are law enforcement affiliates and 10 from the public and private sectors. Chief Ron Ace, of Concord, California, is currently serving as a Commissioner and Vice-Chairperson of the Commission. 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, programs have been added to accommodate other types of agencies. In January 1999, The Public Safety Communications Accreditation Program for Public Safety Communications centers was offered, followed by the Recognition Program, which is tailored for smaller law enforcement agencies; and an Alliance Program that establishes a formal working relationship between CALEA and state/province credentialing organizations. Also, effective July 2001, CALEA launched the Public Safety Training Academy Accreditation Program. Over 1,600 public safety agencies, located in the United States, Canada, Barbados ,and Mexico, are in the CALEA process at one stage or another. In the United States, approximately 24 percent of all full-time state or local law enforcement officers work at CALEA Accredited or Recognized agencies. California currently has 17 agencies in the CALEA process with 16 in the accreditation process and one in the Recognition Program. More information regarding the Spring Conference and the Commission can be obtained from CALEA’s web site (www.calea.org) or by telephone (1-800-368-3757).
Source: Sylvester Daughtry, Jr., Executive Director٠CALEA, 10302 Eaton Place, Suite 100, Fairfax, VA 22030٠(800) 368-3757 X31٠Web Site: www.calea.org
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