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Enforcement: 11 weeks $675 ning Academy: 8 weeks $499
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8 weeks $499
courses. In March, the Commission approved
Payment options and information is also
the release of the CALEA Standards for available on the APCO site.
Law Enforcement Agencies Manual, 6th
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continue accessing all manuals through PowerDMS as an extension of the services CALEA provides to all clients.
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manage the accreditation process. Upon completion of the course, the student
Information and Management Reporting System (CIMRS), was completed for use in annual compliance reviews. By the end of the year nearly two thirds of accredited agencies had transitioned to the 4-year process, and web-based assessments were successfully conducted for year one and year two assessment years.
In June, Chairperson Richard Myers attended the PERF –Critical Issues in Policing Series in Washington, D.C., which focused on The Future of Emergency Communications. As a part of the
event Chairperson Myers was provided an opportunity to discuss the role of CALEA Public Safety Communications Accreditation and how it supports the management of emerging issues and the delivery of services.
June 2017
In January, 2017 CALEA launched Accreditation Manager On-Line Training
will have enhanced skills to:
• Navigate the CALEA website and understand available resources
• Use the CALEA Guide to Successful Accreditation Management
for Law Enforcement, Training Academy,
• Use the CALEA Standards Manual
• InatenrpdretCanadmapplyuasccSredictautiornitsytanpdraordgs rams. Previously
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• Understand the use of PowerDMS in the accreditation process
• Apply agency specific directives and proofs-of-compliance to standards Communications programming.
• Recognize the requirements of the CALEA Information and Management Reporting System
On-line Training Courses Law Enforcement: 11 weeks $675 Training Academy: 8 weeks $499 Campus Security: 8 weeks $499
REGISTRATION IS OPEN! Register on the APCO website for all
courses.
Payment options and information is also
available on the APCO site. CALEA/APCO Communications Accreditation Manager Course begins September
13, 2017. Register for this course on the APCO website.
January 2017
March 2017
February 2017 April 2017 July 2017
In February RPM Tim Baysinger represented CALEA in the NORC NIJ project pertaining to Of cer Safety and Wellness Study through the University of Chicago. The project involved the development of both agency level
and of cer level data collection survey instruments focused on of cer safety and wellness.
In February an audit was conducted by Raffa, P.C. The primary purpose is to
give reasonable assurance that nancial statements are accurate and complete and are in accordance with general accepted accounting principles. The ndings were favorable, and the audit was a success.
CALEA staff met with representatives from Genesis Insurance, Lockton Companies, and MIRMA in April 2017. This meeting served as a venue for discussing how accreditation and insurance organizations can collectively support the law enforcement industry. Meetings with Genesis Insurance continued throughout the year for further discussion on how to support accreditation.
Commissioner Joseph Schafer conducted research focused on trends in the recruitment and selection of quali ed police personnel by CALEA Accredited agencies. During the July conference he reported the ndings which supports the value of CALEA Accreditation.
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