Police Dept ReaccreditationCOMMISSION ON ACCREDITATION FOR LAW ENFORCEMENT AGENCIES
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August 20, 2001
The Honorable Terry Duggan
City of Dubuque
13th & Central, City Hall
Dubuque, IA 52001
Dear Mayor Duggan:
I am pleased to inform you that the Commission on Accreditation for Law
Enforcement Agencies, Inc. (CALEA®) awarded Reaccredited status to the
following agencies in your state. This action was taken at the meeting in St.
Louis, Missouri meeting on July 28, 2001.
DubuqUe Police Department
Newton Police Department
These agencies belong to an elite group of over 500 law enforcement
agencies in the United States, Canada and Barbados that have received this
prestigious, intemational recognition. Citizens in your state deserve to knew that
these agencies, like schools and hospitals, have taken extraordinary steps to
demonstrate their professionalism and pride in delivering quality law enforcement
service to their communities.
The Commission is an independent, nonprofit organization, founded by
the four law enforcement membership associations': the International Association
of Chiefs of Police, the National Organization of Black Law Enforcement
Executives, the National Sheriff's Association and the Police Executive Research
Forum. The Commission is comprised of Chiefs, Sheriffs, elected officials and
community leaders appointed by the four founding organizations. CALEA
maintains a body of professional, law enforcement standards and administers a
voluntary process for participation.
"ACCREDITATION RECOGNIZES PROFESSIONAL EXCELLENCE"
Each agency seeking accreditation must enter the program voluntarily. Once eligible,
the agency must meet or exceed all applicable standards contained in CALEA®'s
manual of 439 standards. The standards address all areas of administration, operation
and technical support activities. Following a thorough self-assessment, the agency
receives a vigorous on-site assessment by a team of assessors, trained by CALEA®.
The assessors carefully review policy, observe procedures, interview personnel and
seek public input from the community. The team's final report forms the basis for a post-
assessment headng before the Commission. The three-year award requires an
agency's commitment to maintain compliance with standards and offers an opportunity
for reaccreditation of their compliance into the future
You can be tremendously proud of the men and women in this agency.
Congratulations!
Respectfully yours,
Sylvester Daughtry, Jr.
Executive Director
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