CALEA Team Provides Report on Greensboro Police Department’s Re-Accreditation Assessment GREENSBORO, NC (May 23, 2014) – After an extensive look at the Greensboro Police Department, assessors for the Commission on Accreditation for Law Enforcement Agencies, Inc. (CALEA), have submitted their report outlining the findings of the evaluation. This is the first year that GPD received a Gold Standard assessment. Introduced by CALEA in 2011, this methodology measures the impact of accreditation rather than simply confirming compliance with the standards. This type of assessment is more in-depth than previous methods, and is completely voluntary. A team from CALEA was in Greensboro April 6-9, 2014 to examine all aspects of GPD to include its policy and procedures, management, operations, and support services. The assessment team was composed of law enforcement practitioners from similar, but out of state agencies. The assessors reviewed written materials, interviewed individuals, and visited offices and off site locations where compliance could be witnessed. As part of the on-site assessment, agency employees and members of the community offered comments at a public information session. Feedback from the speakers, along with the results of the evaluation, indicated that the department’s leadership and involvement with the community ranked as two of GPD’s greatest strengths. “The Greensboro Police Department is an effective and professional law enforcement agency providing quality service to its community during challenging economic times,” said Michael J. O’Brien, one of the assessors. “It was readily apparent from interviews, comments, and documentation observed during this assessment that the GPD…currently enjoys a reputation of integrity and professionalism among the citizens they serve.” The department was evaluated on 376 standards in order to gain re-accreditation. Prior to the on-site, assessors found one discrepancy related to audits of evidence, stating that an unaffiliated supervisor needed to audit a greater percentage of items during inventories. The department corrected this oversight before the assessors arrived, auditing more pieces of evidence than required. The audit revealed that each item was properly accounted for. The security of the evidence room and processes for accepting, storing, accounting for, and disposing of evidence were all well within compliance. The CALEA assessors do not have the authority to grant or revoke accreditation. The team’s comprehensive report of their findings is presented to the full Commission, which will then decide if the Greensboro Police Department will be re-accredited. The Department will be advised of the Commission’s ruling in late November at the CALEA Conference in Albuquerque, New Mexico. Verification by the team that the Greensboro Police Department meets the Commissions state-of-the-art standards is part of a voluntary process to gain re-accreditation - a highly prized recognition of law enforcement professional excellence. The Greensboro Police Department was the first law enforcement agency to receive CALEA accreditation. It has maintained its accreditation since 1986. Accreditation is for three years. The agency must submit annual reports attesting continued compliance with those standards under which they were originally accredited. To read the complete 2014 Assessment Report, go to the Accreditation link under “About GPD” at gsopd.org
Posted on: Fri, 23 May 2014 17:56:13 +0000
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