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In September, CALEA enrolled it’s twentieth of twenty-one Mexican agencies that were identi ed under the US Department of State grant program. This brings the total number of agencies from the respective country to thirty-six.
Commissioner Webre was elected as
the new CALEA Commissioner Chairman during the November 2017 Jacksonville Conference. The new Vice-Chair is Commissioner Anthony Purcell; Secretary Commissioner Douglas Knight; and Treasurer Commissioner Marcus Brown.
Executive Director Craig Hartley facilitated the quarterly Regional Advisory Group meeting to solicit feedback
from chief executive of cers regarding accreditation related activities and programs. The information is relayed to the Commission during various conference meetings. Overall, the regional members speaking highly of the changes made
to the accreditation process and are in favor of the 4-year process and annual assessments.
RPM Dan Shaw participates in quarterly IACP Model Policy Board meetings as
a CALEA representative. DCSR Travis Parrish serves on IACP’s Community Policing Committee overseeing the annual community policing award.
Throughout 2017 CALEA conducted 404 web-based assessments for enrolled agencies. The Regional Program Managers represented CALEA at 61 Accreditation Support Network meetings. There were 20 local certi cate presentations, and
staff attended 22 meetings with relevant professional organizations regarding strategies for mutual support and messaging.
Throughout 2017
September 2017
November 2017
October 2017 December 2017 Coming Up For 2018
In October, Chairperson Richard Myers, Executive Director Craig Hartley, and
D i r e c t o r o f C l i e n t S e r v i c e s a n d R e l a t i o n s Travis Parrish attended the National Law Enforcement Partnership to Prevent Gun Violence meeting in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania.
The Accreditation Manager Certi cation Program was released in December.
T h i s p r o g r a m r e c o g n i z e s m a n a g e r s
who have successfully managed the process and have been an asset to the accreditation process. This is a three-year recognition that can be renewed through recerti cation.
The CALEA Agency Support Program received six applications to review for
c o n $s i d e r a t i o n o f f u n d i n g i n 2 0 1 8 . A g e n c i e s
APPLICATIONS FOR FUNDING
approved by the Comm6 waiver for initial accreditation fees.
ission receive a
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