How CALEA Accreditation Can Promote a Meaningful Higher Education Experience   

Executive Director's Message   

CALEA Accreditation ─ Campus Considerations   

W. Craig Hartley, Jr.

Resources suggest there are nearly 99,000 public schools providing elementary and secondary education in the United States, with nearly 7,700 post secondary institutions.  Data also indicates there are 98 universities in Canada with a collective student population of 1.8 million or approximately 25,000 students at each of these institutions, not considering Canada's colleges and other educational entities. Mexico has four federal universities, 38 institutes of technology, 38 state universities, seven research centers, and about 40 private universities. These types of statistics are almost inconceivable, but critical to understanding the tremendous public safety responsibilities that exists in servicing educational environments. MORE. 

CALEA Leadership Profiles 

Dennis J. DeMaio, Chief of Police 

In January 2012, when Dennis J. DeMaio joined the California State University, Fullerton Police Department as the chief of police, the department was already accredited. It was CALEA Law Enforcement Accredited in November 2001 and later accredited through the International

Editorial Note:CALEA Leadership Profiles features CEOs among  many of the  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-Communique Editor Janice Dixon at jdixon@calea.org. 

Summer CALEA Conference  Schaumburg, Illinois  

July 23 - 26, 2014  

Plans for the summer conference, hosted by the Illinois Police Accreditation Coalition (I-PAC), are progressing smoothly. Visit the Workshops section for descriptions of the training classes.    

IPAC will provide free bus transportation from O'Hare Airport to the conference hotel, the Hyatt Regency Woodfield Schaumburg. Visit the Host Agency Conference website for information and to signup for activities and transportation. Visit the Schaumburg CALEA Conference link for conference Registration and hotel information. 

Make your plans now! This conference promises to be filled with excellent training opportunities and lots of fun after-hours activities, too. 

 
Use of Force Policy a Plus for University Police

Gene B. Burton

Ball State University Department of Public Safety
Muncie, Indiana

 

When the Ball State University Department of Public Safety started the accreditation process in 2005, like many departments, we felt we were doing a good job for our university community, but we wanted to be better. We felt accreditation would help us reach the next level. It has done that and more. The accreditation process provided a clear blue print for applying the best law enforcement practices and a comprehensive review process to insure we followed those practices. The department has been CALEA Law Enforcement Accredited since November 2007. MORE.

CALEA Program Managers' Corner

College & University Accreditation Coalition and A Note on Cash Funds Standard

Accreditation Coalitions are an important resource for agencies in the accreditation process. They are generally comprised of agencies in the accreditation process or agencies seeking to be a part of the accreditation process. These coalitions can be formed with agencies from a single state or agencies from multiple states that collectively create a powerful regional resource. Additionally, accreditation coalitions are sometimes program specific, which can be value added for those public safety entities that have unique or special service functions. To that end, CALEA is pleased to announce the formation of the College & University Accreditation Coalition. MORE. 

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