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.
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 CALEA Sample Policy Library Available Online Now!
Expand the Library and Share Your Policies with Other CALEA Clients
The long awaited online library of sample policies is now available for CALEA client use. The Sample Policy Library link can be found under the Clients tab on the website. It is structured to enable a search for a policy by program manual, chapter, standard, and agency. While the samples available are just from law enforcement so far, the capacity is there to amass multiple sample policies for every standard in all the CALEA credentialing programs.
The CALEA Sample Policy Library can be an invaluable resource for shaping or creating directives that satisfy CALEA Accreditation requirements. The policies are to be regarded as a sample or one example; they are not to be considered model policies and do not ensure standards compliance.
The CALEA staff has been building this highly functional resource for several months by emailing a sample policy request directly to Accreditation Managers. This has produced fewer samples than we would have liked, but it is a beginning! This is a case where agencies can actively participate in the accreditation process by sharing their policies and making this resource a prized benefit of CALEA Accreditation. We strongly encourage client "ownership" of this online tool. If you have been around long enough to remember the days when "Flagship" agencies often handed out their written directives on CDs from their displays at CALEA Conferences, then you know just how popular sample policies are.
CALEA would like every Accreditation Manager from accredited agencies in all four accreditation programs to consider selecting one or two policies (more if you like) that corresponds to a CALEA Standard to add to the library. Then just email the policy in a PDF format to CALEA staff member Reginald Newell (rnewell@calea.org) with your agency name, program, standard title, and the standard number. He will upload the policy directly into the library. Please limit sample file size to no more than 2.5 mg.
The immediate goal is to provide a sample policy for each standard, but feel free to submit your agency's policy that complements a particular standard number even if a sample already exists. Be sure to select policies that have been confirmed as in compliance during your agency's most recent assessment. In a short amount of time, the policy library can evolve into a premier resource for CALEA clients.
Contact your CALEA Regional Program Manager with questions.
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CALEA Leadership Profiles Chief Jacqueline Litzinger
CSX Transportation Police Department
Railroad Police have long been part of the law enforcement landscape of this country dating back to the 1800's when the railroads - the transportation backbone of our expanding nation - began experiencing train robberies and other criminal acts. In those days, the railroads hired such notable figures as Bat Masterson and Pinkerton's to curtail crime.
Today's Railroad Police are highly skilled, professional law enforcement officers, duly appointed and commissioned with arrest authority provided under 49 USC 28101 and states laws. The interstate authority granted by Congress helps modern day railroad police officers to effectively enforce laws in the multi-state jurisdictions where railroads operate. Railroad Police focus on protecting employees, passengers, property, equipment, facilities, goods and materials vital to interstate commerce and our national defense.
The CSX Transportation Police Department, headquartered in Jacksonville, Florida, has been led by Chief Jacqueline Litzinger since 2010. Chief Litzinger headed the police department's accreditation program efforts, which resulted in its initial CALEA® Law Enforcement Accreditation in 2009, and then directed the agency in its successful reaccreditation assessment in 2012 . Read more.
Editorial Note: CALEA Leadership Profiles is a new feature for the newsletter. We want to recognize some of the many exceptional leaders involved in CALEA programming that provide inspiring leadership to their agency, to other CALEA agencies, and to the public safety profession. Agencies are encouraged to nominate additional leaders by submitting their names and profiles to CALEA E-Communiqué Editor Janice Dixon at jdixon@calea.org.
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Chief Wayne I. McCoy
Blue Springs (MO) Police Department 
CALEA Accreditation is not an easy process. However, accreditation is a very valuable one, and we consider it an essential one. It is the on-going process itself (not just "being accredited") that provides the most significant benefits to the department.
As a chief coming from the "outside" twice in my career, the knowledge gained from becoming accredited has been essential to me each time. Verifying that all policies and procedures meet national standards provides confidence that potential liability against my personnel and city has been reduced. In each agency, being accredited proved that we had attained a level of excellence while finding efficiencies that helped provide better service.
In 2003 (while still in my "honeymoon" phase in a new agency) we began the process of re-writing every policy and procedure in the Blue Springs, Missouri Police Department. The CALEA Accreditation process provided a solid framework for our new General Orders, and using the standards numbers as our actual order numbers worked well for us. Read more.
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2013 CALEA Summer Conference  July 31 - August 3, 2013
Visit the Columbus Conference website for information on daily events, workshop topics, and host activities. Our host organizations, the Columbus Division of Police, the Ohio State University, Department of Public Safety, Police Division, and the State of Ohio Accreditation Resource (SOAR), have planned a number of outside trips and activities. Check the schedule on the Conference website. The conference will be held at the Hyatt Regency Columbus, which is conveniently located downtown in the heart of the city and within easy walking distance to many visitor attractions. Reservations at the host hotel are going fast, so be sure to reserve your room as early as possible. Reservations must be made by July 9, 2013. Visit the CALEA Conference link for Registration information, Host activities, and to see a Workshops listing. Continue to visit the conference site for updates and news.
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 PowerDMS™ LIVE! at the CALEA Columbus Conference
Sign-up for a One-on-One Session with PowerDMS™
PowerDMS™ is genuinely interested in supporting their customers and assisting them in their success. One of the ways they do this is by providing PowerDMS™ users the opportunity to meet one-on-one with a PowerDMS Advisor for direction and support during the conference. These 15-minute sessions are LIVE and supply customers with individualized instruction on the application that is customized to fit their needs. Click on PowerDMS Live! to sign-up for a time slot in Columbus.
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Program Managers' Corner
The CALEA® Network and the Electronic EnvironmentCALEA® Standards are the work product of years of research and collaborative input by hundreds of CALEA client agencies and other professional public safety organizations. CALEA Standards have been used for nearly 30 years to ensure excellence in the delivery of public safety services. Over those years CALEA Accreditation has evolved from a cumbersome paper system involving over 900 law enforcement standards to a process administered uniformly through four separate programs: Law Enforcement, Public Safety Communications, Public Safety Training Academies, and Campus Security. Today's accreditation management involves more electronic means for file compliance and communication with the Commission. Read more. |
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Agency News
Click here to view the latest CEO Changes.
Accreditation Support Networks (PAC)
For a list of accreditation support networks click here.
Sadly, we report the death of CALPAC President, Linda Kaus, on June 12, 2013 due to complications from Myasthenia Gravis. Linda was a U.S. Navy veteran and a 41 year employee of the Modesto (CA) Police Department, where she was the Accreditation Manager. She was an active PAC assessor, conducting numerous mocks throughout California and Hawaii, as well as a CALEA Assessor. Condolences sent to the following address will be forwarded to Linda's daughter and family:
Modesto Police Dept.
c/o Gail Smith
600 10th Street
Modesto, CA. 95354
Career Opportunities
The latest job announcements are posted on the CALEA website. Click here to view the postings.
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 Statistical Literacy Serves Police Officers
in Many Ways
Irina Soderstrom, Ph.D.
Eastern Kentucky University
With an Introduction by Assistant Chief Robert Stack 
Lexington (KY) Division of Police
Though we all quote statistics in our professional conversations, the specifics for how a statistic is calculated is not a popular conversational topic. When I was asked to contribute to the following article written by Professor Irina Soderstrom, Eastern Kentucky University, I was eager to participate because so much of a CALEA Assessment Report includes statistics provided by the agency. The question Dr. Soderstrom wanted to explain to her undergraduate students in criminal justice is why they need a required course in statistics. It seems some college students don't think criminal justice professionals have much use for statistics. Read more.
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Communications Open Channel 
William Carrow
APCO International
Past President
APCO Launches APPCOMM
Public safety communications technology is currently experiencing a major transformation in devices, from smart phones to tablets. And with next generation 9-1-1 and the national public safety broadband network on the horizon, new applications ("apps") will become essential components for the first responder. APCO recognizes the significant potential of apps to revolutionize how public safety communications reacts, and has unveiled "AppComm." Read more.
Editorial Note: As a CALEA Partner, APCO International pens the Communications Open Channel column, which focuses on topics of interest to our clients, particularly those in the Public Safety Communications Accreditation Program.
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Welcome to CALEA! Between January 1 and May 31, 2013, the following agencies joined the CALEA family by signing initial agreements: LAW ENFORCEMENT
Albany (NY) Police Department
Bernalillo County (NM) Sheriff's Department
Bethel (CT) Police Department
Cleveland (OH) State University Police Department
DeWitt (NY) Police Department
East Hartford (CT) Police Department
Gastonia (NC) Police Department
Goodyear (AZ) Police Department
Grand River Dam Authority (OK) Police Department
Knightdale (NC) Police Department
Miami Township (OH) Police Department
Pocomoke City (MD) Police Department
Statesboro (GA) Police Department
University of Maryland Baltimore County Police Department
Wake Forest (NC) Police Department
COMMUNICATIONS
California Highway Patrol
Douglas County (CO) Sheriff's Office
Indian River County (FL) Sheriff's Office
Jefferson County (CO) Sheriff's Office
Lakeland (FL) Police Department
Miami County (OH) Communications Center
Morris County (NJ) Department of Law and Public Safety, Communications Division
Shelby (NC) Police Department
TRAINING ACADEMY
Fort Smith (AR) Police Department
Georgia Piedmont Technical College Law Enforcement Academy
Jefferson (MO) College Law Enforcement Academy
Memphis (TN) Police Training Academy
Raleigh-Wake (NC) 911 Center
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