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COMMISSION ON ACCREDITATION FOR LAW ENFORCEMENT AGENCIES, INC.
NEWS RELEASE – June 2003
The Michigan Police Accreditation Coalition (MIPAC) and the Detroit Police Department will host the annual CALEAâ (Commission on Accreditation for Law Enforcement Agencies, Inc.), Summer Conference July 9-12, at the Detroit Marriott Renaissance Center. The conference will be highlighted by a presentation by Assistant Chief Deirdre I. Walker (Montgomery County (MD) Department of Police) with an overview of the Beltway Sniper investigation that occurred in the Maryland, Virginia and District of Columbia metropolitan area in October 2002.
Over 600 attendees from law enforcement and other public safety agencies throughout the United States and Canada are expected to attend. The Commission will review and vote on candidate agencies for accreditation and recognition. Attendees can also take advantage of numerous valuable training workshops dealing with law enforcement/public safety issues. The culmination of the conference is the awards celebration banquet Saturday evening, July 12.
The Commission was established as an independent accrediting authority in 1979 by the four major law enforcement executive associations, representing 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 are law enforcement officials 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, programs have been added to accommodate other public safety agencies. In January 1999, The Public Safety Communications Accreditation Program for Public Safety Communications centers was offered, followed by the Recognition Program, which is tailored for smaller law enforcement agencies; and an Alliance Program that establishes a formal working relationship between CALEA and state/province credentialing organizations. Also, July 2001, CALEA launched the Public Safety Training Academy Accreditation Program. Over 1,700 agencies representing six countries are in the CALEA process in one stage or another. Of these, more than 600 in the United States, Canada, and Barbados, are fully accredited or recognized. In the United States, this represents approximately 24 percent of all full-time state or local law enforcement officers. Michigan currently has 18 agencies in the CALEA process. More information regarding the Summer Conference and the Commission can be accessed from the web site www.calea.org or by telephone at 1-800-368-3757.
06/30/03
Source: Sylvester Daughtry Jr., Executive Director, CALEA, Fairfax, VA - (800) 368-3757 X31
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