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03/04/2008
COMMISSION ON
ACCREDITATION FOR LAW
NEWS RELEASE SPRING 2008 CONFERENCE March 4, 2008
The Atlanta Police Department and the Georgia Police Accreditation Coalition (GPAC) are hosting CALEA‘s Spring Conference, March 12-15, 2008 at the Hilton Atlanta, 235 Courtland Street, Atlanta, Georgia. Over 900 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, March 15, 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. Georgia presently has 50 agencies in the CALEA process. CALEA Commissioner and Vice-Chairperson Louis M. Dekmar is currently Chief of Police for LaGrange, Georgia.
More information regarding the Spring Conference and the Commission can be obtained from CALEA’s web site (www.calea.org) or by telephone (1-800-368-3757).
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