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Message from the Executive Director--Fee Reduction Announced
for Multiple Accreditation
 At the
Summer CALEA Conference in Lexington, Kentucky, the Commission
addressed the issue of reducing initial accreditation fees for those
CALEA Law Enforcement Accredited agencies seeking Communications
and/or Training Academy Accreditation.
I am pleased to announce that
effective immediately, a reduced fee schedule was approved by the Commission.
Law Enforcement Accredited agencies that wish to enter their components into
either the Public Safety Communications and/or the Public Safety Training
Academy Accreditation Programs are eligible for a one time 40% reduction in the
current initial administrative fees for each program.
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Complying With a Consent
Decree
Several police department in the United States are or have
been under federal consent decrees to initiate reforms in their respective
agencies. Police departments in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania; Steubenville, Ohio;
Los Angeles, California; Detroit, Michigan; and the New Jersey State Police (NJSP)
are or were signatories to separate decrees with the United States Department of
Justice (USDOJ) and supervised by federal district
courts. more
Commissioner Kamatchus
Becomes NSA President
 CALEA Commissioner Ted G. Kamatchus, Sheriff of
Marshall County, Iowa, was sworn in as the President of the National Sheriffs’
Association (NSA) at its annual conference in Orlando, Florida, in June 2006. Sheriff Kamatchus began his law enforcement career in 1976
in rural Minnesota, working in various small communities while attending Mankato
State University and majoring in police science. In 1988, he was appointed
Sheriff of Marshall County, Iowa, and has been successfully re-elected to that
post since then.
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"Accreditation Works"
presents first-hand testimonies of how accreditation
positively affects an agency or community. These success stories can
often go unheralded, so send your experiences to CALEA to be
included. more
CALEA’s Summer Conference was held in Lexington, Kentucky.
Lexington sits in the heart of the Blue Grass Region of the state and is known
worldwide not only for its horse farms and the Keeneland Race Track, but for the
Gratz Park district, Union and Confederate Civil War sites, and Lexington Public
Safety Museum, as well. more
Click
here for a list of agencies accredited, reaccredited,
and recognized in
Lexington, Kentucky.
Your Commissioner -
Charles Austin, Sr.
With more than 30 years of service in public service, Charles P.
Austin, Sr. took on the challenge of city management, becoming City
Manager for Columbia, South Carolina in 2003. Since that time, he
has faced and overcome many management challenges. He was appointed
during a time when the internal environment needed stability and
vision, and has worked diligently with Columbia City Council to
establish goals for this growing capital city. Charles’ career
includes many “firsts,” including being Columbia’s first African
American city manager. more
Two
Chiefs Receive Bittner Award
Chief Ronald G. Ferrell, Ph.D. of the Mason (OH) Police Department
and Chief Timothy D. Wallace of the Hurst (TX) Police Department
were honored with the presentation of the Egon Bittner Award at the
CALEA Summer Conference in Lexington, Kentucky. This award is
presented to Chief Executive Officers who have commanded a CALEA
Accredited agency for 15 or more continuous years. It was created to
recognize these leaders for their significant contributions to the
public safety profession and to CALEA. more
Communications Open Channel
Wanda McCarley,
President, APCO International
 In
1999, APCO convened a Staffing Crisis Task Force in response to
concerns expressed by members about staffing and retention in public
safety communications centers. The APCO Board of Officers recognized
the importance of these issues and elevated the Task Force to
Project status (Project 40 in the APCO Project series) and called it
Project RETAINS – Responsive Efforts To Assure Integral Needs in
Staffing. Project RETAINS was initiated in response to a widespread
perception that public safety communications centers have an
unusually high turnover rate.
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 CALEA TRI-ARC Excellence Award Presented
The third recipient of CALEA TRI-ARC Excellence Award is
the Kansas City Police Department and the City of Kansas City,
Kansas for its leadership in public safety. The 435 member department has
been Law Enforcement Accredited since November 1993, and received both their
Public Safety Communications Accreditation and Public Safety Training Academy
Accreditation awards at the Lexington Summer Conference.
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Lights, Camera, Action! New Law Enforcement DVD
Released
 CALEA has produced a new DVD for the Law Enforcement
Accreditation™ Program entitled CALEA - In Pursuit of Excellence.
It can be useful in recruitment and training activities, as well as in
educational efforts to inform local government and the community about CALEA’s
Law Enforcement Accreditation Program. It is fast moving and visually engaging,
and runs about 15 minutes in length. more
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Finding Proofs of Compliance - An Alternative
Method |
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As anyone who is starting,
or has been through the CALEA Process can attest, the route to accreditation has
several distinct phases. For departments that are seeking initial accreditation,
the first phase of the self-assessment period requires a comprehensive appraisal
of the agency’s existing policies and procedures. This phase coincides with a
thorough familiarization of the particular CALEA Standards applicable to the
agency. more |
Deputy Chief John DeCarlo,
Branford (CT) Police Department |
EXEMPLARY PROJECT--
An Educational Program to Confront Bullying
 In response to a
groundswell of interest and inquiries from the public, the Peoria (AZ) Police
Department developed and implemented an innovative public education program
aimed at children, teachers, and parents on how to deal with bullying behavior.
Called the Bully Program, it is one of the first programs of its kind in
the area. more
Dotson Heads NOBLE
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Former CALEA Commissioner Jimmie L. Dotson was
installed as President of the National Organization of Black Law Enforcement
Executives (NOBLE) at the 30th Annual Training Conference and
Exhibition held in Cincinnati, Ohio, July 2006. more |
| CALEA Commissioner Patrick Oliver (left) and Executive
Director Sylvester Daughtry, Jr. (on the right), congratulate Jimmie
L. Dotson as President of NOBLE. |
Certificates of Meritorious
Accreditation Announced
Ten
agencies were recognized during the CALEA Conference Celebration
Banquet in Lexington, Kentucky, for having been CALEA Accredited for
15 or more continuous years. These agencies receive an enhanced
Certificate of Meritorious Accreditation, displaying a blue
“Meritorious” ribbon and an inscription proclaiming their 15 or more
years of accredited status. more
CALEA FLAGSHIP AGENCY PROGRAM
Twelve agencies
were recognized at the Lexington, Kentucky, Summer CALEA Conference
as a CALEA Flagship Agency. The Flagship Agency Program was
introduced at the 2004 Winter CALEA Conference to acknowledge the
achievement and expertise of some of the most successful CALEA
Accredited public safety agencies, and also to provide “flagship
examples” to assist other agencies. more
WELCOME TO CALEA
Between
May 1, 2006 and August 31, 2006, the following agencies joined
the CALEA family by signing initial Agreements: more |
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