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The Washoe County Sheriff’s Office and its neighboring law enforcement agencies are hosting CALEA‘s Fall Conference, November 15-18, 2006 at the Nugget Resort and Casino in Sparks, Nevada.  Approximately 1,000 representatives from law enforcement and other public safety agencies throughout the United States, Canada, Mexico, Barbados, British Virgin Islands and Bermuda are expected to attend. 

 

During the Conference, the Commission will review and vote on candidate agencies for accreditation and recognition.  Attendees will also take advantage of numerous training workshops dealing with current law enforcement/public safety issues.  The culmination of the conference will be on Saturday, November 18th with the Awards Celebration Banquet at 7:00 PM. 

 

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 has 21 members – 11 of whom represent public safety agencies and 10 from the public and private sectors.  

 

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.  As a whole, these programs have produced a modern management improvement model for public safety agencies.

 

Over 900 public safety agencies are enrolled in some stage of the CALEA process.  In the United States, approximately 25 percent of all full-time state and local law enforcement officers work at agencies that are officially in CALEA’s law enforcement accreditation program.  Nevada currently has five agencies in the CALEA process. 

 

More information regarding the Fall Conference and the Commission can be obtained from CALEA’s web site (www.calea.org) or by telephone (1-800-368-3757).