Advances in Forensic Science: Legal and Ethical Responsibilities
Presented by Dr. Henry Lee at the Montreal Conference, July 1999.  more

This issue’s column will address reaccreditation file maintenance. Transition policies for the 3^rd and 4^th edition, 3-year cycles vs. 5-year cycles, and other new procedures having an impact on the manner in which accreditation files should be prepared. more

CALEA's Summer Conference Wrap up-- CALEA with a French Flavour! more

SRIC Update
The SRIC met at the Montreal, Canada meeting and took action on one agenda item: Based on the recommendation of the SRIC group from the State Accreditation Task Force (SATF), the list of "core" standards for use in the state accreditation alliance was preliminarily approved, subject to field staffing. Background on this issue and copies of the core standards list are available on the CALEA Website at (clients only section). Copies have also been mailed to accreditation networks/coalitions, with a request for comments by September 30, 1999, (for the next meeting of the task force), or November 3,1999, to reach the SRIC at its next meeting.

Qualitative On-sites Considered
On September 24^th and 25^th representatives from the on-site assessment teams and the agencies involved in the four September 1998 innovative "qualitative on-site assessments" (QA) met with the CALEA staff in Fairfax, VA. more

State Programs Report
by Commissioner Steve Monier
This is the second in a series of articles reporting on the activities of the State Programs Committee.
At the Denver, CO (March 1998) Commission meeting, CALEA Commissioners established a task force, chaired by Commissioner Steve Monier, to explore the possibility of some type of agreement with interested state accreditation programs. more

Communications Accreditation
Dual CALEA Law Enforcement and Public Safety Communications Accreditation
It is important to understand that the Public Safety Communications Accreditation Program (PSCAP) is not secondary to the Law Enforcement Accreditation™ Program. It is a totally independent accreditation program that requires all applicable PSCAP standards to be met.  more

Georgia's Sheriff's Association New President
John Cary Bittick the Sheriff of Monroe County (GA) has recently been sworn as the new President of the Georgia Sheriff's Association. (Sheriff Bittick, the third generation in his family to hold the Sheriff's Office, has served as the chief law enforcement officer of Monroe County for the past 17 years. more

WELCOME TO CALEA
Between May 1, 1999 and August 31, 1999, the following agencies joined the accreditation process by signing initial contracts or ordering application packages more

Chief Caudell Retires
Louie C. Caudell, Chief of the Little Rock (AR) Police Department since 1988 retired July 30, 1999, after 27 years in law enforcement. more

Atlanta Thursday Night CALEA Reception
The Atlanta Police Department and the Georgia Police Accreditation Coalition, Inc. (GPAC) will host a reception Thursday, November 18^th, from 7:00 PM until 11:00 PM at the Atlanta Braves' 755 Club at Turner Field. more

"Accreditation Works" presents specific examples of how accreditation positively affects an agency or community. more

CALEA History
by Chief R.W. Landon Ph.D., (ret. Washington State Police & Montana Highway Patrol), Past Pres. IACP, and former CALEA Commissioner.
The practice of accrediting institutions began in this country more than 200 years ago when New York State established a State Board of Regents to charter colleges and private academies. more

20th Anniversary
A personal invitation from CALEA's 20th Anniversary Chair Committee Keith Chadwell
I would like to encourage and welcome everyone to join us in Atlanta for what we hope will be some very nice celebratory activities in connection to the 20th anniversary. An outline of what is planned will include some of the following events: more

The National Drug Intelligence Center
The National Drug Intelligence Center (NDIC) was created by Congress in 1991 to develop better strategic intelligence for the nation’s counterdrug policymakers.  more

Exemplary Program
Domestic Violence Response Team
Lakewood (CO) Police Dept.
It has become clear that police personnel respond on too many occasions to the same residence on reports of domestic violence. The "cycle of violence" is obviously present in many of these homes. more

Vest Saves Deputy
Arapahoe County (CO) Senior Deputy Sheriff Cernich was wounded by a gunshot on a traffic contact at 1:58 am Monday, July 12, 1999. He observed the car driving erratically and while approaching the driver noticed another male occupant in the right rear of the car. A bullet fired from one of the two suspects in the car struck the deputy in the upper right shoulder. more

HELP

To assist us in serving you, CALEA needs your help in maintaining an accurate database. Please drop us a line when any of the following changes occur in your organization: There is a new CEO or Accreditation Manager, assessors are promoted or change assignments, telephone numbers, especially area code changes.