J. Grayson Robinson

During the recession of 2008 and beyond, the term "too big to fail" was often heard in the media and in conversations related to the vast economic challenges faced by both the public sector and private sector. The theory of "too big to fail" specifically focused upon the need for governmental intervention to prevent the failure of the bigger financial institutions that exercise critical international influence through a complex network of interactions, relationships and business dealings. The economic theory of 'too big to fail" continues to be debated in academia, in the implementation of public policy, and in the media and general debate, often with a negative perspective. MORE. 

W. Craig Hartley, Jr.

One of the inherent strengths of the CALEA Accreditation Standards is the flexibility provided in their application. Furthermore, they are applicable to large municipal agencies, small rural organizations, and every type of public safety entity between. The process of CALEA Accreditation is also sensitive to the breadth of agencies covered by the standards. This includes applicability based on the number of full-time personnel, as well as options based on functional responsibilities to address special public safety service authorities. These characteristics of the accreditation programming promote their portability and have successfully allowed for standards implementation in other countries including Canada, Mexico, and Barbados. MORE.  

Accreditation Works!

Accreditation is About Relationships and Professionalizing an Occupation

 
Douglas A. Middleton

Chief of Police  

CALEA Leadership Profiles 

Colonel Ronald Replogle
Superintendent

Missouri State Highway Patrol

Colonel Robert Replogle has served as Superintendent of the Missouri State Highway Patrol since his appointment by Governor Jay Nixon on March 1, 2010. Colonel Replogle has been a member of the Missouri State Highway Patrol since 1984, beginning as a road officer in Troop D Springfield, where he was promoted to zone corporal and zone sergeant. He was also assigned as a criminal investigator/polygraph examiner in Troop D for three years in the Division of Drug and Crime Control (DDCC). In 1996 he was promoted to lieutenant and transferred to the Patrol's General Headquarters in Jefferson City, where he served for three years as the assistant director of the Professional Standards Division. In 1999, he transferred back to DDCC serving as an assistant director, before being promoted to captain and director on September 1, 2001. He was promoted to major on September 1, 2006, and placed in command of the Criminal Investigation Bureau. MORE. 

Two Items ─ Requesting a GSA & State Agency Accreditation Network (SAAN)

Recently, having received relatively clean mock assessments, several agencies were encouraged by their mock assessors to request a Gold Standard Assessment (GSA) from their CALEA Regional Program Manager, only to find the deadline to request the GSA had passed. This can happen when the mock assessment takes place less than four months before the actual CALEA Assessment and the result is disappointment for the agency. MORE.

Communications Open Channel

CALEA Standards and the Automatic Call Distributor

Ms. Robin Allais, Accreditation Manager

Clark Regional Emergency Services Agency (CRESA)

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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