Standards Changed in Two Programs
During
the Colorado Springs Conference (November 2003), the Commission approved
amendments to the Standards for Public Safety Communications Agencies and the
Standards for Law Enforcement Agencies, 4th Edition. Change Notices
for both manuals, with the replacement pages and filing instructions, have been
printed. Two copies of the appropriate Change Notice have been sent, at no
charge, to all agencies under Agreement. Additional copies of the Change Notices
are available from CALEA for $10 each.
 Public
Safety Communications Accreditation Program
Two new standards, concerning Incident
Command and Missing Children, have been added to the
Standards for Public Safety Communications
Agencies:
Incident Command
6.9.6
If the communications agency participates in an Incident Command System(s), a
written directive addresses command protocol procedures and documented training
of the communications agency’s role in the Incident Command System.
Commentary: [Not
printed here for space reasons] (O M
M)
Missing Children
6.2.12
The agency has written procedures for handling calls of missing or abducted
children.
Commentary: [Not
printed here for space reasons] (M M M)
 Law
Enforcement Accreditation Program
Changes to the 4th
Edition of Standards for Law Enforcement Agencies include the addition of
bullet ‘e’ to standard 1.3.9 and language changes in two areas of Chapter
73 - Court Security:
1.3.9
A written directive requires that only weapons and ammunition authorized by
the agency be used by agency personnel in law enforcement responsibilities. The
directive shall apply both on and off duty, and must address:
a.
the types and specifications of all lethal and less-than-lethal weapons
approved for use;
b.
the types and specifications of ammunition approved for use;
c.
the procedure for review, inspection, and approval of all weapons
intended for use by each employee in the performance of duty, prior to carrying,
by a qualified weapons instructor or armorer, and a process to remove unsafe
weapons;
d.
the procedure for maintaining a
record on each weapon approved by the agency for official use; and
e.
guidelines for
the safe and proper storage of agency authorized firearms.
Commentary:
[Not printed here for space reasons] (M M M
M)
Chapter 73 - Court Security:
The words “legally
mandated” were removed from the introduction to Chapter 73 and in the Commentary
of standard 73.1.1.
This clarifies that
Chapter 73, or portions of it, apply to an agency if the agency has some
obligation or responsibility to provide court security services and not just to
agencies where this was “legally mandated.”
In addition, Commissioners approved removal of
the word “only” from the third paragraph of the Introduction.
These
changes to the standards in both programs are in effect now, and all agencies,
if applicable, must be in compliance by November 21, 2004.
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