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Change to the Law Enforcement Accreditation™ and CALEA Recognition Program Standards
At the December 2004 CALEA Conference in Austin, Texas, the Standards Review and Interpretation Committee (SRIC) revisited CALEA Law Enforcement Standard 46.1.2, which addresses the provisions required to be included in an agency’s written directive for responding to natural and man-made disasters, civil disturbances, and other unusual occurrences. Among the required provisions was bullet “k. martial law”.
Earlier in 2004, the issue was raised as to whether or not “martial law” should be included. “Martial law” involves the suspension of civil authority and the imposition of military authority. In the United States, martial law can only be instituted by Congress or by an Executive Order of the President. Comparable provisions exist in Canada. The SRIC determined that any standard dealing with martial law would be unnecessary, since details regarding implementation would be included in the declaration itself. It was determined that bullet “j. military support” is sufficient to cover those instances when local, state, or federal authorities declare a state of emergency.
The SRIC directed that bullet “k. martial law” be removed from law enforcement standard 46.1.2 as it appears in both the Law Enforcement Accreditation Program and the CALEA Recognition Program. Standard 46.1.2 now includes 19 bullets, a through s.
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