Garner Police Department Annual Report 2018 Published July 2019 | Page 20

D epartment A ccreditation
O
N MARCH 26, 1994, the Garner Police
Department first became accredited by
the Commission for the Accreditation of
Law Enforcement Agencies, Inc. (CALEA).  The
department sought and has maintained accredited
status as a means of benchmarking our policies and
procedures against international best practices for
law enforcement agencies, as a means of ensuring
effective service delivery to the citizens of Garner,
and as an ongoing demonstration of commitment
to professionalism through voluntary adherence
to national standards
As of 2018, approximately 1080 law enforcement
agencies were currently accredited by CALEA
within the United States.  The Garner Police
Department was most recently recommended and
received its’ eighth re-accreditation from the CALEA
Commission at its 2017 conference in Mobile,
Alabama.  CALEA accreditation is now conferred for
a period of four years. During this time, the agency
is required to submit annual reports, as well as
have a yearly electronic file review completed by a
CALEA Compliance Service Member to document
continued compliance with the standards required
for law enforcement accreditation.  The Garner
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The Garner Police Department received CALEA
reaccreditation in March 2017.
Police Department is currently complying with the
6th Edition manual which includes more than 460
procedural standards.
For more information regarding the Commission
on Accreditation for Law Enforcement Agencies,
Inc. please contact the Commission at 13575
Heathcote Blvd, Suite 320, Gainesville, VA 20155,
or visit their website at calea.org.
GARNER POLICE DEPARTMENT 2018 ANNUAL REPORT