APD Annual Reports - 2019 Annual Report | Page 55

Administration Police Administration consists of support staff and units that assist the Office of the Police Chief. The team manages legislative affairs, policy accreditation, incoming correspondence to the Police Chief and work with a variety of stakeholders. The Policy and Accreditation Sergeant is responsible for the efficient and thorough review process of policy flow while ensuring the department is meeting its accreditation requirements and standards according with the Commission on Accreditation for Law Enforcement (CALEA). In 2019, the department received th its 9 meritorious accreditation with excellence for law enforcement. Arlington PD is also Tri-Arc accredited, meaning that the agency holds the law enforcement, training center and communications segments under the CALEA accreditation. Arlington is one of only 22 agencies in CALEA that have Tri-Arc which is considered to be in the top 2% of law enforcement agencies nationally. Police administration worked on several key policy enhancement and revisions including hate crimes policy, use of force, and other contemporary topics. Employees are held accountable through a document management system to receive new policy revisions. Arlington, Texas Police Department | 55