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09/19/2007
COMMISSION ON
ACCREDITATION FOR LAW
NEWS RELEASE SPRING 2007 CONFERENCE March 8, 2007
The Greensboro Police Department and the North Carolina Law Enforcement Accreditation Coalition (NCLEAN) are hosting CALEA's Spring Conference, March 14-17, 2007 at the Sheraton Greensboro at Four Seasons Hotel in Greensboro, North Carolina. Over 800 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 17th, 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. North Carolina currently has 53 agencies in the CALEA Process.
Current CALEA Commissioner Richard Holden retired in 2004 as Commander for the North Carolina State Highway Patrol after more than 35 years of service. Earlier this year, he assumed the position of Assistant Vice Chancellor for Police and Public Safety at the North Carolina Agricultural & Technical State University in Greensboro.
CALEA Executive Director Sylvester Daughtry, Jr. retired from the Greensboro Police Department in 1998, after 29 years of service, the last eleven years of which he served as Chief.
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).
Source: Sylvester Daughtry, Jr., Executive Director, CALEA, Fairfax, VA - (800) 368-3757 X31, www.calea.org
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