CALEA E-Communiqué

Issue #33

September 2014

Editorial Note: This issue of the newsletter will focus on CALEA Accreditation for Canadian public safety agencies.

A Canadian Perspective on CALEA Accreditation

CALEA Commissioner Daniel C. Parkinson

Chief of Police, Cornwall Community Police Service

Ontario, Canada

The pursuit of organizational excellence is a laudable goal for any CEO involved in the business of securing, ensuring and maintaining community safety, whether it is through law enforcement; the application of evidence based crime prevention crime prevention strategies, or a combination of both. These two core functions, or the application of an effective blend of each, are the hallmark of a modern, successful, and professional police service. Community safety and well-being are two basic expectations of the citizens of well run municipality, city, town or village. Law enforcement CEO's are expected to answer these public expectations with alacrity, ingenuity, and sometimes supernatural ability. Read on.

Executive Director's Note

W. Craig Hartley, Jr.

Public Safety Accreditation in Canada: an Anchor in International Standards Application

The portability of standards across jurisdictions and international borders is one of the most important characteristics of the CALEAŽ Accreditation program. It is a clear indication that best practices in public safety that follow democratic principles of service delivery are not driven by cultural differences, but rather the foundational concepts of equity, justice, fairness, and an adherence to constitutional provisions. As examples of this attribute, through accreditation we have seen positive impacts that promote professionalism in Canada, Mexico, Barbados and the United States. And, other countries are now using the concept of accreditation as a tool for long range development and technical assistance. Read on.

Program Managers' Corner

Mark Mosier
CALEA Regional Program Manager

The topic of this month's article is on accreditation in Canada and the recent 109th Annual Conference of the Canadian Association of Chiefs of Police (CACP/ACCP). CALEA Accreditation first appeared on the Canadian policing scene in the 1980's and since then, CALEA has maintained a longstanding relationship with many of those agencies. CALEA is a stronger organization and the marks of professional excellence are clearly more meaningful as a result of their contributions. CALEA's reputation as an international public safety credentialing authority is enhanced through the participation of Canadian public safety agencies. Read on.

CALEA Leadership Profiles

Chief Tom McKenzie

Lethbridge Regional Police Service

Lethbridge, Alberta Canada

Northwest Mounted Police originally patrolled the vast, untamed Southern Alberta prairie, and in 1885 set up a detachment with five men in an old meat market in what would later become the town of Lethbridge. Rife with gamblers, bootleggers, brothels, and opium dens, Lethbridge was a true "Wild West" town. Within the year, a population explosion in the coalmining settlement coupled with the effects of the whiskey trade at nearby Fort Whoop Up, a national historic site that still stands today, maintaining public order meant law enforcement was focused largely on the control of liquor, illegal trafficking, public drunkenness, disorderly conduct, and a burgeoning red light district. By 1902, the town had grown to about 2,000 people and with just a Chief Constable and the Town Engineer appointed to the rank of Special Constable, the two-man Lethbridge Police Force was created. Read on.

Editorial Note: CALEA Leadership Profiles features CEOs from among the many exceptional leaders involved in CALEA programming who provide inspiring leadership to their agency, to other CALEA agencies, and to the public safety profession. Agencies are encouraged to nominate their own CEOs by submitting their names for consideration to CALEA E-Communique Editor Janice Dixon at jdixon@calea.org.

Accreditation Works!

Canadian Law Enforcement Agency Benefits from Accreditation

Jacquie Daumont, Deputy Chief

Commercial Vehicle Enforcement
Alberta Justice and Solicitor General

Commercial Vehicle Enforcement, located in Red Deer, Alberta, Canada is a branch of the Alberta Ministry of Justice and Solicitor General. It was established in 1952 as the primary governmental body responsible for monitoring and enforcing the safety of commercial vehicles in the province. With a diverse industrial base that includes oil, agriculture, forestry, and related products, Alberta has one of the strongest economies in North America. The province has experienced a high rate of growth in recent years, with the population expected to grow by 27 percent by 2030. Read on.

CALEA Conference News - Fall 2014 - Albuquerque, NM

November 19 - 22 - Make Your Plans Now!

The Albuquerque Police Department, Bernalillo County Sheriff's Department, New Mexico State Police, and Farmington Police Department have teamed up to host the 2014 CALEA Conference in Albuquerque, New Mexico. A complete list of conference events is available on the host website.

The conference hotel, Hyatt Regency Albuquerque, is providing five individual hot air balloon rides for attendees. Read more on this exiting offer and make your online hotel reservations.

Register online for the conference and view the Workshops listing or view the Tentative Conference Schedule. Continue to check the Albuquerque Conference link for updates over the coming weeks.

(Photo: Egret Communications)

Note These Albuquerque Conference Workshops

In addition to the usual CALEA process and programming related workshops that are presented at each conference, CALEA is working to provide meaningful training to support client agencies and to ensure we complement standards related issues. To that end, CALEA is pleased to offer the following workshops at the Fall 2014 CALEA Conference:

Department of Justice Equitable Sharing Program
Traumas in Law Enforcement
Re-Entry of Law Enforcement Staff following Military Deployment - the Military Perspective

Read on for further details.

CALEA Staff Changes

CALEA remains focused on providing the very best service possible to the public safety agencies that participate in its accreditation programming. Additionally, we want to ensure the organization is prepared for future growth and retains its recognition as the preeminent leader in the field of public safety accreditation. As a result of these objectives, a number of changes will be occurring over the next several months. Read on.

Commissioner & Staff News

Staff Travels
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CALEA Regional Program Manager Christie Goddard will attend and provide training at the Michigan Police Accreditation Coalition (MIPAC) meeting, September 25, 2014 in Detroit.

CALEA Regional Program Manager Maya Mitchell will attend the Virginia Association of CALEA Accreditation Professionals (VACAP) Fall Conference in Virginia Beach, October 2-3, 2014 and provide assessment training.

CALEA Regional Program Manager Mark Mosier will present the Tustin, California Police Department with its second CALEA Law Enforcement Accreditation Award Certificate on October 7, 2014 at the Tustin City Council Chambers.

CALEA Regional Program Manager Lorena Singer will attend the TALON (Texas, Arkansas, Lousiana, Oklahoma, New Mexico) Accreditation Coalition meeting on October 16th in Oklahoma City.

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The International Association of Chiefs of Police (IACP) will hold its Annual Conference October 25-25, 2014 in Orlando, Florida. CALEA Executive Director Craig Hartley and Regional Program Manager Vince Dauro will staff information booth #1804 and present a workshop. Read on.

Staff Retirement

Communications Specialist Janice Dixon is retiring October 31, 2014. Janice joined CALEA over 14 years ago, following a 20-year career in educational publishing. She has contributed to the organization in numerous areas to include: client services, marketing and advertising, public information, conference training, website management; and in her capacity as Editor of the CALEA E-Communiqué newsletter since its launch in January 2012, and the CALEA Update magazine from June 2003 - October 2011. She and her husband are looking forward to new vistas: exploring new interests, traveling to new places, and visiting new wineries.

University and College Accreditation Coalition

A new CALEAŽ sponsored support coalition has has been formed - the University and College Accreditation Coalition (UCAC) - as a supplement to the regional accreditation support networks. With nearly 100 university and college law enforcement and campus security departments enrolled in CALEA programing, its purpose is to create a forum for these agencies to collaborate and address accreditation and higher education specific requirements such:

CALEA Chapter 91 Standards
Other CALEA Standards that we may uniquely address
CLERY Requirements
Title IX Issues
State Education Code Requirements

Read the message from UCAC Moderator Paul Willingham, Chief of Police, University of Houston-Clear Lake Police Department, for details and join this new support group.

Client News

View the latest CEO Changes.

Find a Public Safety Accreditation Support Network or Coalition.

View the Job Listings posted on the CALEA website.

View items of interest to CALEA agencies that have been posted to the Lessons Learned and Emerging Issues section on the CALEA website.

In This Issue

Canadian Perspective

Executive Director's Note

Program Managers' Corner

Accreditation Works!

Conference News

Executive Board

Chair: J. Grayson Robinson

Vice Chair: Craig Webre

Secretary: Richard W. Myers

Treasurer: Gary J. Margolis

E-Communiqué Staff