The Wake Forest Police Department has received national accreditation from the Commission on Accreditation for Law Enforcement Agencies Inc., or CALEA. The accreditation verifies that the department meets the commission’s industry best-practice standards and has attained public safety professional excellence.
As part of the voluntary application process, the department had to comply with 189 standards, including development of a comprehensive, well-thought-out uniform set of written directives, a preparedness program in place to address natural or man-made critical incidents and accountability for authority, performance and responsibilities both within the agency and the community.
As part of the review process, CALEA conducted a site visit in Wake Forest last December that examined all aspects of the Wake Forest Police Departments policies and procedures, management, operations and support services.
The accreditation is good for four years, during which the department must submit annual reports to show continued compliance with the standards under which it was initially accredited.
The purpose of CALEA’s accreditation is to improve the delivery of public safety services, primarily by maintaining a body of standards developed by practitioners in the field that cover a wide range of up-to-date safety initiatives.
For more information about CALEA, visit www.calea.org/
