Accreditation Standards
The international accreditation standards established by the Commission on Accreditation for Law Enforcement Agencies, Inc. (CALEA) provide the framework for IACLEA Accreditation. The IACLEA Accreditation Commission has carefully selected standards that impact officer and public safety, address high liability and risk management issues, and generally promote operational efficiency throughout the agency. The standards, in striving to promote the best professional practices, prescribe “what” agencies should do, but not “how” they should do it. That is left to the discretion of the agency and its Chief Executive Officer.
Departments entering the IACLEA Accreditation process will be expected to comply with the standards from CALEA’s 5th Edition manual, Standards for Law Enforcement Agencies. The manual is available, for $45.00, through their web site (www.calea.org) or you may print and mail the order form.
Use the following link to view the standards required for IACLEA Accreditation:
5th Edition Standards
When comparing the list of standards to the contents of the Standards Manual, you should remember that agencies are only responsible for the standards if they are applicable. Some of the standards, required for accreditation, have notations attached to them. Standards with the notation "1" are mandatory for all agencies, including non-sworn departments. The notation "2" identifies a standard that is mandatory for sworn departments, but other than mandatory for non-sworn agencies. Standards with the notation "3" are other than mandatory ("optional"). However, departments must be in compliance with at least 60% of the other than mandatory standards.
If a modification has been made to a standard, since it was initially adopted, the “Change” column will indicate the number of the Change Notice announcing the revision. Specifics regarding the changes are identified under the link “Standards Manual Change Notices”.
In addition to the designated CALEA standards, agencies are also responsible for complying with the applicable IACLEA-specific standards, contained in Chapter 85, Campus Public Safety.
Use the following link to view the IACLEA standards:
Chapter 85, Campus Public Safety
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