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09/19/2007
COMMISSION ON
ACCREDITATION FOR LAW
NEWS RELEASE CALEA FALL CONFERENCE OCTOBER 2002
The Northwest Police Accreditation Coalition (NWPAC) will host the annual CALEA® (Commission on Accreditation for Law Enforcement Agencies, Inc.), Fall Conference November 13-16, 2002, at the Portland Hilton in Portland, Oregon.
Approximately 800 attendees from law enforcement and other public safety agencies throughout the United States and Canada are expected to attend. The Commission will review and vote on candidate agencies for accreditation and recognition. Attendees can 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, November 16.
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. Sam Sasaki, City Manager for Newport, Oregon, is currently serving as a Commissioner.
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 agencies are in the CALEA process in one stage or another with more than 530 in the United States, Canada, and Barbados having the honor of being accredited or recognized. In the United States, that represents approximately 24 percent of all full-time state or local law enforcement officers.
Oregon and Washington currently have 28 agencies in the CALEA process with 23 in the accreditation process and three in the Recognition Program. In addition, the Oregon and Washington state accreditation programs are aligned with the Commission through CALEA’s Alliance Program. Twenty-two of the agencies in the CALEA process are also members of the NWPAC.
More information regarding the Fall Conference and the Commission can be accessed from web site www.calea.org or telephone 1-800-368-3757.
Sylvester Daughtry, Jr. -
Executive Director – CalEA
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