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The Northfield Police Department is one of 400+ law enforcement agencies
accredited by the Commission on Accreditation for Law Enforcement Agencies, Inc.
(CALEA). The Department was initially accredited in July 1993 as the 262nd accredited agency.
The CALEA accreditation process requires that agencies be re-examined every three years.
CALEA was founded in 1979 by four major law enforcement executive membership associations: the International Association of Chiefs of Police, the National Organization of Black Law Enforcement Executives, the National Sheriffs' Association, and the Police Executive Research Forum. Once formed, CALEA developed standards for application to law enforcement agencies of varying sizes. These standards are designed to increase law enforcement agency capabilities, prevent and control crime, increase agency effectiveness and efficiency in the delivery of law enforcement services, increase cooperation and coordination with other agencies in law enforcement and the criminal justice system, and increase citizen and employee confidence in the goals, objectives, policies, and practices of the agency. Compliance requires a comprehensive review of the Department's operations, policies, and procedures through a process developed by CALEA. The reaccredidation process is equally comprehensive.
The Northfield Police Department has met compliance with over 400 stringent standards established to promote professionalism for law enforcement agencies. The Department was initially accredited in July 1993 as the 262nd accredited agency and was re-accredited in 1998, and 2001 and 2004. CALEA now requires that agencies be re-examined every three years. The Department must apply for re-accreditation and submit to a rigorous evaluation of it’s polices, procedures and practices. Renewal is not automatic, and like all things worth attaining, it takes hard work.
The Department’s Accreditation Manager is actively reviewing and updating our files for our next CALEA assessment in 2007. Upon completion of the 2007 assessment, the Department will begin the vigorous process of updating the files to meet the 5th Edition Standards. These standards will become effective July 1, 2006 and agencies will have until July 1, 2007 to comply with the new and revised standards For more information about CALEA and their accreditation please visit their
website at CALEA.org
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