Who regulates the Standards?
There are 444 standards,
which were developed by the Commission, which is a board compiled of experts
in law enforcement or other particular field.
Nationally, the Commission on
Accreditation for Law Enforcement Agencies, Inc. regulates
the standards. On the state level, the Wisconsin Law Enforcement
Accreditation Group mandates the standards.
CALEA and WILEAG are made up of
former law enforcement professionals from all over the United States
and Canada.
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2006
WAS A RE-ACCREDITATION YEAR:
Since
the Appleton Police Department was last reaccredited in 2003, we
have been working at maintaining policies and procedures, and
assembling current "proofs
of compliance" for applicable CALEA standards.
Proofs of compliance are policies, directives, reports, or
other internal or external documentation, that demonstrate to the
assessors that the department is complying with the requirements of
the standards. The
“proofs” are assembled in files that are reviewed by Commission
assessors. This year we
hosted a public information session and on-site assessment from April
29-May 3, 2006.
For
the On-site Assessment, the
Commission selects a team of trained assessors, free of conflict
with the candidate agency, and schedules them for an on-site review
of the agency. During the
on-site visit, the assessors, acting as representatives of the
Commission, verify the agency’s compliance with all applicable
standards. This is
accomplished by:
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a
thorough review of Appleton Police Department accreditation
files
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verification
of our compliance with standards through interviews,
inspections and ride-alongs
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submission
of a formal, written report of their on-site
activities and findings
If
the final report reflects compliance with all applicable
standards and with required on-site activities, the agency is
scheduled for a Commission review. The
Commission schedules a hearing at one of its meetings, where the
Commission will decide whether to award re-accredited status to
the department.
The Appleton
Police Department is committed to Excellence in Police Service, and
as such, we remain dedicated to the ideals of the Commission on
Accreditation for Law Enforcement Agencies.
2006
Flagship Agency
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