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ACCREDITATION
The Buffalo Grove Police Department is nationally accredited through the Commission on Accreditation for Law Enforcement Agencies, Inc. (CALEA) since 1987. Buffalo Grove Police Department is recognized as a Meritorious Agency for achieving accredited status for 15 or more years. The purpose of CALEA is to improve the delivery of public safety services by maintaining a body of standards, developed by public safety practitioners, covering a wide range
of initiatives. National accreditation is a voluntary process in which law enforcement agencies are held to the highest standards. While reviews occur once per year, the accreditation process is treated as an ongoing quality performance review. To successfully achieve reaccreditation, we must demonstrate compliance with applicable standards.
The Buffalo Grove Police Department has most recently achieved reac- creditation in April of 2021 (9th reaccreditation and 10th overall award) after a virtual hearing conducted by CALEA. In addition to the reaccreditation, the department was one of five agencies, out of 108 reviewed, to receive the CALEA Accreditation with Excellence Award. This credential is an additional indication of the agency’s effective use of accreditation as a model for enhanced public safety services and management professionalism. Buffalo Grove Police Department’s next reaccreditation will occur in April of 2025.
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