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Commissioner News
- CALEA Commissioner Richard W. Myers has announced his retirement as Chief of Police of the Colorado Springs (CO) Police Department. After almost 35 years in policing, his goal is to stay located in Colorado Springs where he is exploring new opportunities that match his talents and interests.
- CALEA, the Gold Standard in Public Safety Accreditation is pleased to announce the appointment of two new Commissioners. They are Chief Linda Pillo, Bellevue Police Department, Bellevue, Washington and Ms. Julie J. Righter, Communications Coordinator, Lincoln Emergency Communications Center, Lincoln, Nebraska. In addition, five current CALEA Commissioners were reappointed. All appointments are effective January 1, 2012. more
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Join Your Colleagues on CALEA's Facebook Site Today!
 CALEA recently created a useful, engaging and entertaining Facebook site, and within 48-hours of its launch, had several hundred fans. To those who have joined our social network, thank you. If you haven't had an opportunity to like us on Facebook, please consider doing so by clicking on the link below.
Combined with our website at www.CALEA.org, our online space includes a forum for discussion on relevant public safety issues and trends; storytelling (anecdotes) about the difference CALEA can make by ensuring excellence in public safety; research, surveys and polling of constituents; photos of CALEA standards in practice; timely information about CALEA programs and standards; and a calendar of CALEA conferences, webinars and other events.
To kickoff CALEA's new Facebook site this month, we cordially invite you to register for a chance to win a waiver of fees for a future CALEA conference.
Click Here to Visit Site
To Register, select Share Your Stories from the left Menu list. |
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Special Announcement: CALEA Electronic Standards are Available!
On October 1, 2011, CALEA discontinued the sale of the printed versions of all CALEA publications. As was announced previously in this e-newsletter, news releases and Update magazines, CALEA entered into an agreement with Innovative Data Solutions (IDS) for the delivery of electronic standards manual publications for all programs, in early 2011. CALEA feels this move to an electronic medium is a significant advancement for CALEA and CALEA agencies as it provides an opportunity to distribute contemporary versions of CALEA publications in a faster and more efficient manner. The change has received positive feedback from those who have engaged in the new product. CALEA agencies should be aware that information on accessing the publications was sent to each chief executive officer and accreditation manager in late July.
If you have not received this information, you should contact IDS at support@imagineids.com or by calling IDS at 800.749.5104 and pressing Option 2 for support. Others can purchase a subscription to the electronic publications from the CALEA website at www.calea.org/content/calea-electronic-standards-and-process-manuals.
For more information about the electronic publications, please contact CALEA at calea@calea.org. |
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Conference News
 CALEA FALL CONFERENCE
The Broadmoor, located at the foot of the Rockies, is a five star hotel and conference facility with twelve restaurants onsite, three championship golf courses, a world-class spa, three swimming pools, and a reputation for excellent service. Getting to Colorado Springs is easy. For additional information on your stay here, visit the website at www.experiencecoloradosprings.com or www.broadmoor.com.
- Click HERE to register online at The Broadmoor. Rooms are based upon availability, so make your hotel reservations today!
- Those planning to attend the Colorado Springs Conference can register themselves and/or others by clicking HERE.
- Updated conference agenda and workshop summaries have been posted on the CALEA website. Click HERE to view the agenda and HERE for the workshop summaries. All conference workshops are in English, except as indicated in Spanish.
- Click HERE to view the current list of Colorado Springs Conference Exhibitors. The CALEA Conference Exhibition Hall offers industry suppliers a marketplace where decision makers can view, examine, and compare products available for their use in Public Safety. Space is still available for Colorado Springs Conference! Interested parties should visit the CALEA Conference website or contact CALEA Associate Director Jim Brown or Executive Assistant Rhonda Garner for information.
- CACE Lab Class will be offered on Wednesday and Friday at the conference. Advanced registration is required for CACE Laboratory and enrollment is on a first come/first serve basis. Registration is limited to one CACE user per agency. To register and receive additional information, please contact CALEA Information Technology Coordinator Linda Phillips at lphillips@calea.org.
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Be a CALEA Conference Presenter and Receive a Complimentary Registration!
Are you planning on attending an upcoming CALEA Conference? You may be eligible for a complimentary conference registration! CALEA is looking for knowledgeable CALEA Clients to present additional quality training that deals with managing the CALEA process or compliance with standards. Classes are 1 hour and 15 minutes long and are presented twice on the same day. Selected presenters will receive a complimentary registration and a banquet ticket if the presenter is attending the banquet.
CALEA's upcoming conference are:
Mobile, Alabama March 21-24, 2012
Scottsdale, Arizona July 18-21, 2012
Jacksonville, Florida November 14-17, 2012
For more information, contact Jim Brown at jbrown@calea.org or (703) 352-4225, extension 26. |
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Items of Interest
 On October 5th, the Association of Public-Safety Communications Officials (APCO) International announced the appointment of Derek K. Poarch as executive director. Poarch comes to APCO International with more than 30 years of public safety experience, and demonstrated leadership in law enforcement and federal telecommunications policy. He served recently as the Public Safety and Homeland Security Bureau Chief at the Federal Communications Commission (FCC) where he led a team of professionals responsible for the licensing of all public safety communications networks in the United States and ensuring its reliability in responding to manmade and natural disasters and other homeland security matters for the FCC. Click HERE to view APCO's news release on the appointment.
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The CALEA Difference
CALEA exists to improve the delivery of public safety services by maintaining a credible and best-in-class body of standards, developed by a highly regarded group of public safety practitioners; establishing and administering an accreditation process; and recognizing professional excellence through a highly coveted, comprehensive awards program.To read more, click HERE. |
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| Upcoming Events
For those attending the IACP Annual Conference in Chicago, Illinois, stop by the CALEA Booth (#3109) in the Exhibit Hall to say hello to Associate Director Jim Brown and Program Specialist Janice Dixon. Executive Director Sylvester Daughtry, Jr. will also be in attendance. On Monday, October 24th from 8 to 9:30 AM, Room W179B, CALEA will present a workshop, "Let CALEA's Tiered Law Enforcement Accreditation Programs Work for You." Commission Chair Louis Dekmar will serve as moderator, with the following presenters: Joseph R. Fuentes, Superintendent, New Jersey State Police; Bradley Bloom, Chief of Police, Hinsdale, Illinois; and Susan Riseling, Chief of Police/Associate Vice Chancellor, University of Wisconsin, Madison. For more details click HERE.
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CALEA Agency News
- Rick Bleichner is the new Chief of Police for the Normal Police Department. The Normal Police Department has been CALEA accredited since July 1994.
- The new Director for the Tennessee Department of Public Safety is Bill Gibbons. Tennessee Department of Public Safety has been CALEA Accredited since November 1999.
- Toussaint Summers is the new Chief of Police for the New Bern (NC) Police Department. New Bern Police Department has been CALEA Accredited since November 2003.
- Larry L. Noble is the new Commissioner of Public Safety for Iowa Department of Public Safety. Iowa Department of Public Safety is in initial self assessment for the CALEA Law Enforcement Accreditation Program.
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 Attention CALEA Accredited Agencies! We are seeking additional articles for publication. AccreditationWorks! presents first-hand testimonies of the positive outcomes of CALEA Accreditation for an agency. These success stories reflect the often unreported benefits experienced by CALEA Agencies. A collection of these articles can be found on our website. Click HERE to view the current listings. Please call or email CALEA Update Editor Janice Dixon with your ideas or submissions: (703) 352-4225, ext. 33 or jdixon@calea.org. |
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Police Accreditation Coalition (PACs) News
A directory of all PACs is located in the CALEA Client Section, Click HERE to view list.
- State of Ohio Accreditation Resources (SOAR) next meeting will be held on Friday, October 21, 2011 between 10AM - Noon. The host agency will be the Ohio Bureau of Criminal Identification and Investigation. Click HERE for additional information.
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CALEA Online en Español
- Pueden ver información sobre los Programas y Procesos de CALEA en Españolen la página de CALEA oprimiendo el botón Español.
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Recent Changes to Agency Annual Report
Gold Standard Assessments will be an option for qualifying agencies effective January 2012. To enhance the delivery of services associated with this new initiative, the Agency Annual Report has been revised and is now referred to as the Agency Status Report. This new report form is available on the CALEA website under the following URL: http://www.calea.org/content/forms-and-document
Agency Status Reports will now be required from agencies all three years of the award cycle; the first two are due by the anniversary date of the agency's accreditation award and the third should be submitted about three months prior to the next scheduled assessment date. Each agency should now use this form in place of the former Agency Annual Report, regardless of participation in the Gold Standard Assessment process.
Two features have been added to the new report form. The first feature is a question about changes to agency policies and procedures. Not intended to capture every editorial revision, this question seeks to find policies or procedures that were changed that would have an impact on the manner in which an agency complies with specific standards. The second feature centers on SWOT (Strengths, Weaknesses, Opportunities and Threats). The SWOT matrix becomes a focal point for the Gold Standard Assessment. Strengths and weaknesses are considered internal while opportunities and threats are externally controlled. SWOT is not intended to be a sophisticated or complex exercise as some professional planners use it in long range planning for organizations. The intent of the SWOT matrix is to allow the agency to identify a few strengths, weaknesses, opportunities or threats for the assessors to consider when seeking information on outcomes for standards based issues. A matrix to assist agencies in identifying these issues has been added to the CALEA website and can also be found at the following URL: http://www.calea.org/content/forms-and-document. The success of the new Gold Standard Assessment is greatly affected by the agency's ability to be insightful and candid with responses to the SWOT matrix.
Please remember - every agency should now transition to the Agency Status Report and no longer use the Agency Annual Report.
Your regional program manager will be glad to answer any questions concerning these issues or any other program questions you may have. |
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Program Managers' Corner
This is the twenty-seventh in a series of short articles
from your CALEA Program Managers.
Managing Accreditation Changes with Program Manager Support
As we head into the last quarter of 2011, you might be thinking about the many changes that have occurred at CALEA during this year and find yourself fitting into one of two categories:
- Those excited about the opportunity to engage in new programs and processes; or
- Those experiencing a level of angst typically associated with rapid change and significant information flow.
In addition to the changes occurring at CALEA, many public safety agencies are experiencing their share of changes as the result of organization restructuring or budget concerns. "Do more with less" seems to be the watchword of the day. The good news is that CALEA has recognized this and developed systems that are cost effective for client agencies. One of the changes CALEA has made this year is the regionalization of program managers. This realignment of duties has meant that each program manager assumed approximately 25% more agencies, but now have more time to service those agencies and more latitude in directing resources toward the needs of clients in specific regions. That is doing more with less and working smarter while doing it.
So now is a good time for everyone to take a deep breath, reflect on all the changes and decide if a call to your program manager is in order. If you are in the first category above, your program manager would like to hear from you about what new programs and processes work best and where we need to refine our services to support your agency as we move forward. For those in the second category, you should find solace in the fact that your program manager is also not immune from the angst that comes with change. And, they want to hear from you about any specific conditions you might be experiencing that are affecting your ability to participate in CALEA Accreditation at the level you desire.
You should also know that it is envisioned the increased communication between client agencies and program managers will inevitably lead to better overall performance. Working smarter to support the needs of clients is one of the program managers' priorities under our new organizational structure and we encourage agency representatives to contact us if they have accreditation resource or services needs.
Regional Program Managers
703.352.4225
Regional Assignment Map
Maya Mitchell (Extension 20): Mid-Atlantic, Pacific, Rocky Mountain Regions
Dennis Hyater (Extension 24): Southeast, Pacific Northwest, Caribbean Regions
Steve Mitchell (Extension 29): Northeast, Southwest Regions
Christie Goddard (Extension 43) North Central, Great Lakes Regions
Christie Goddard/Field Representative to Latin America Lorena Singer (Extension 23): Mexico and Latin America Regions |
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CALEA Standards
- SRIC Posts Proposed Changes to CALEA Standards for Feedback: Client Agencies are encouraged to review the Standards Review and Interpretation Committee (SRIC) posts within the CALEA Forum II, as proposed revisions to standards for Communications Agencies, Training Academies and Campus Security Agencies have been posted for client feedback. Feedback must be received by November 4, 2011 and will be used for discussion by the SRIC during the November 2011 CALEA Conference in Colorado Springs, Colorado. SRIC serves CALEA by developing and amending standards for consideration by the full governing body of CALEA Commissioners.
- The latest Standard Manual Change Notice for agencies in the CALEA Law Enforcement and CALEA Recognition Programs are available to CALEA Clients. The download is located in the Client Section of CALEA Online website. Please note: There were no standards changes from the July 2011 CALEA Conference for the Public Safety Communications, Public Safety Training Academy and Campus Security Accreditation Programs.
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CALEA Accreditation Compliance Express (CACE)
- The new Tiered Law Enforcement Accreditation CACE-L Program is ready for downloading. When installed, users will have the of option running CACE in either the Accreditation or the Advanced Accreditation mode. CALEA sent an email message to all active CACE-L users with instruction on how to install the upgrade.
 If you did not receive the email, please contact CALEA staff member Linda Phillips.
- CACE Users with an active Update Service plan were notified recently of the availability of the latest standards update downloads to CALEA Standards for the Law Enforcement and CALEA Recognition Programs via the CALEA website. For more information, contact CALEA staff member Linda Phillips.
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CALEA Assessors
- As result of several strategic initiatives to improve the CALEA Accreditation process and maintain CALEA's position as the GOLD STANDARD in public safety accreditation, new assessor selection and training was suspended in 2010. CALEA is now in a position to again receive applications for the position of assessor and welcomes candidate submissions. Click HERE for additional information on becoming a CALEA Assessor.
- CALEA Assessors should occasionally browse the Assessor Section of the CALEA Website for updates to CALEA Standards and Assessment Forms and Documents.
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CALEA FORUM II is an electronic discussion forum where CALEA Clients can post specific questions or seek advice from others in the accreditation community. CALEA Client personnel can view the forum after logging into the website. The following is a list of recent thread postings:
- 42.1.6 Confidential Informant Agreement - Hold Harmless Clause (Law Enforcement)
- 91.1.1 Risk Assessment and Analysis (Law Enforcement)
- Cell Phone Evidence
- Lesson Plans on Sexual Assault, Robbery and Burglary Investigations
- Risk Management Program
- Safe Driving Awards
- Scheduling a Mock and an On-site Assessment
The CALEA Forum II is integrated into the CALEA website. Your login to the forum is the same as your site login, and you can search forum topics and replies using the main site search. Please click HERE to view the forum's Help Section. |
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