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12/29/2008
COMMISSION ON
ACCREDITATION FOR LAW
NEWS RELEASE
FALL
CALEA AWARDS
The Commission on Accreditation for Law Enforcement Agencies, Inc. (CALEA®) is pleased to announce the successful awarding of CALEA Accreditation/Recognition to 65 public safety agencies. These agencies received their awards on December 6, 2008, in conjunction with CALEA’s Fall Conference in Tulsa, Oklahoma.
The awards signify the agencies have successfully met a body of internationally recognized professional standards in one of four public safety credentialing programs offered by CALEA: Law Enforcement Accreditation, Public Safety Communications Accreditation, Public Safety Training Academy Accreditation, and Law Enforcement Recognition. Today, there are CALEA Awarded agencies in the United States, Canada, and Mexico.
CALEA was established as an independent accrediting authority in 1979 by the four major law enforcement executive associations: International Association of Chiefs of Police (IACP); National Organization of Black Law Enforcement Executives (NOBLE); National Sheriffs' Association (NSA); and Police Executive Research Forum (PERF).
CALEA’s purpose and mission is two-fold. First, to establish a body of standards designed to increase agency effectiveness and efficiency in the delivery of public safety services and, second, to establish and administer a series of accreditation programs through which public safety agencies can demonstrate voluntarily that they meet an established set of professionally recognized standards leading to excellence in management and service delivery.
The CALEA Accreditation/Recognition process, itself, is a proven modern management model. Once implemented, it presents an agency’s Chief Executive Officer, on a continuing basis, with a blueprint that promotes the efficient use of resources and improves service delivery - regardless of the size, geographic location, or functional responsibilities of the agency. The standards upon which CALEA’s programs are based reflect the current thinking and experience of public safety practitioners and researchers and are considered benchmarks for today's public safety agencies.
Agencies receive their awards after participating in a process that involves a commitment of personnel and other resources. The process can take up to 36 months for law enforcement agencies seeking CALEA Accreditation. Communications and training agencies, as well as agencies seeking Law Enforcement Recognition, take up to 24 months. In some instances, however, the process is completed in a shorter time frame. During that period, all aspects of the agency’s policies, procedures, management, operations and support services are examined in detail. In addition, each agency conducts a detailed self-assessment and participates in an on-site review by a team of outside CALEA Assessors, composed of experienced public safety practitioners. The local community is also notified of the process and given an opportunity to submit their comments and observations.
Below are the agencies that received awards at the 2008 CALEA Fall Conference. The number in parenthesis after each agency indicates the number of awards the agency has received to date. The agencies receiving Law Enforcement Accreditation Awards were:
The agencies receiving Public Safety Communications Accreditation Awards were:
The agencies that received Public Safety Training Academy Accreditation Award were:
The agencies that received a CALEA Recognition Award were:
The agencies that receiving their first CALEA Recognition Through Alliance Award were:
CALEA congratulates these agencies for their dedication and hard work in their pursuit of public safety professionalism and excellence.
Source:
Sylvester Daughtry Jr., Executive Director, 10302 Eaton Place, Suite 100,
Fairfax, VA 22030 (800) 368-3757
X31
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