CALEA E-Communiqué

CALEA

Issue: # 7

July 2012

CALEA E-Communiqué

CALEA News

Professionalism, stewardship, integrity, diversity, independence, continuous improvement, objectivity, credibility, consistency, knowledge, experience, accountability, and collaboration are the primary cornerstones that distinguishes CALEA from all other forms of public safety accreditation.

COLORADO FIRES

The recent fires in the western United States have been devastating

and have impacted many public safety agencies, particularly in Colorado.

CALEA Commissioner J. Grayson Robinson, Sheriff of Arapahoe County, Colorado commented, "As the people of Colorado and the public safety organizations of our state have recently experienced the tragedies and the historical loss associated with the impact of wild land fire, once again we have had the opportunity to see the good in the people of our communities and the extraordinary character of our state's first responders. During these very challenging times, we have again seen our communities come together in support and meaningful outreach."

Captain John Manago of the Larimer County Sheriff's Office, Patrol Division, and a CALEA Assessor, supplied a first-hand account of the recent High Park Fire in Colorado. Read more.

Accreditation Works!

Accreditation Helps Agency Modernize

Chief James Craze of the Greenbelt, Maryland Police Department was recently profiled in the local Greenbelt News Review newspaper. The following is a summary of that interview. Read more.

See you at the CALEA Conference in Scottsdale!

IT IS NOT TOO LATE TO ATTEND

The Summer 2012 CALEA Conference will be held July 18 - 21 at the Talking Stick Resort in Scottsdale, Arizona.

Attendees can register onsite at the Registration Desk. Continue to visit the host agency website link for travel information and event details.

CACE Laboratory Training Class

The Scottsdale Conference will be the last time the CACE Laboratory training class will be offered at a CALEA Conference. Starting soon, CALEA Information Technology Cordinator Linda Phillips will be offering regularly scheduled webinar training on using the CACE (CALEA Accreditation Compliance Express) software. When the final arrangements for the new CACE Lab webinar training are complete, an announcement will be sent to clients and will be included in this newsletter.

Reminder to Scottsdale Conference Attendees

New Process for Obtaining Training Certificates!

CALEA has developed a new system to process Certificate(s) of Training for conference attendees. The new process is more efficient and results in attendees receiving their training certificates much sooner. The process is simple and easy to use by requestors. After the conference has ended, attendees wanting certificates for the training classes they attended will log into the conference section on the CALEA website, using the ID and password they were emailed when they registered for the conference. Next click the Submit Training Certificate Request link found under the Schedule tab to select the specific workshop session(s). CALEA will review and approve the requests, then email the attendee the Certificate(s) of Training in an html file format for downloading. This new system greatly increases the timeliness attendees receiving their certificate(s).

CALEA Staff News

The National Organization of Black Law Enforcement Executives (NOBLE) 36th Annual Training Conference will be held July 21-25, 2012, in Little Rock, Arkansas. The host hotel is the Peabody Little Rock. CALEA Executive Director Sylvester Daughtry, Jr. and Regional Program Manager Dennis Hyater will attend on July 23 and 24.

CALEA Client News

Agency News

Click Here to view the latest CEO Changes.

PAC News

For a list of accreditation support networks click Here

Career Opportunities

The latest job announcements are posted on the CALEA Website. Click Here to view the postings.

Farewell to Chief Harry Rilling

After being a member of the Norwalk (CT) Police Department for 41 years - including 17 as chief - Harry W. Rilling has resigned from the department to accept a position in the private sector. Chief Rilling was an active CALEA Assessor and Team Leader for many years. CALEA wishes him well in his new endeavors. The Norwalk Police Department has been CALEA Law Enforcement Accredited since March 1995.

Welcome to CALEA!

Between January 1 and June 30, 2012, the following agencies joined the CALEA family by signing initial agreements.

Law Enforcement

Albany (GA) Police Department

Berkeley County (SC) Sheriff's Office

Columbus (IN) Police Department

Controle Routier Quebec - Societe de L'Assurance Du Quebec

Cumberland (MD) Police Department

Greater Cleveland (OH) Transit Police

Gulfport (MS) Police Department

Harrison (OH) Police Department

Hartford (VT) Police Department

Kauai (HI) Police Department

Keene (NH) Police Department

Mesa (AZ) Police Department

Middletown (DE) Police Department

Mooresville (NC) Police Department

Newton (NH) Police Department

Ottawa (KS) Police Department

South Carolina Law Enforcement Division

Speedway (IN) Police Department

St. Mary Parish (LA) Sheriff's Office

Suffolk (VA) Police Department

University of South Carolina Upstate Police Department

University of Texas Medical Branch Police Department

Communications

Cape Coral (FL) Police Department

Danvers (MA) Police Department

St. Louis (MO) Metropolitan Police Department

Training Academy

Iowa Law Enforcement Academy

Campus Security

Maricopa County (AZ) Special Health Care District

Security Services Department

CALEA Program News

Further Clarification on the Availability of the CACE Software

In response to questions regarding the CACE software options, CALEA continues to offer and support its various software programs (CACE-L, CACE-C, CACE-T, CACE-S, and CACE-R) and clients have the option to continue using the program as a means to manage their accreditation process.There currently is no date for the elimination of CACE. In the future if a decision is made to discontinue CACE as a management software option, CALEA will provide service to users for three years from the date of the announcement. During this time client users will have an opportunity to complete an accreditation cycle before having to decide on new accreditation management systems.

If you have additional questions concerning this topic, please contact your CALEA Regional Program Manager.

Reminder Concerning CALEA Change Notices

Amendments to CALEA Standards that result from actions taken by the Commission during the CALEA Conference in Scottsdale will be incorporated into Change Notices for the various CALEA Accreditation Programs. Client agencies should take note that these will be the final Change Notices created to support the printed standards manual format and the last time they will be posted to the CALEA website.

Clients that have not already done so are encouraged to make the transition to the CALEA Electronic Publications and become familiar with navigating the electronic manuals. Each client agency is required to sign an electronic access agreement and pay the annual subscription fee to receive access. If you are unsure if your agency has signed the agreement and paid the fee, please contact your CALEA Regional Program Manager. The agreement can be accessed on the CALEA website under My CALEA Store, CALEA Manuals page. When accessing the link scroll to the bottom of the page to download the agreement.

Agency Wins Car Show Award

The University of Baltimore (MD) Police Department recently won an award at the "2012 Shane Evans Memorial Car Show" in the Active Duty Police category. Shane Evans was an Annapolis police officer who was killed on his way to work September 7, 2003. For the past 9 years, a car show has been held in his honor; the proceeds go towards scholarships for deserving students. The University of Baltimore Police Department is in CALEA Law Enforcement self-assessment.

In This Issue

Colorado Fires

Accreditation Works

Scottsdale Conference

Staff News

Client News

Program News

Car Show Award

Quick Links

The Commission

CALEA Conference Registration

CALEA Update Magazine