Henderson Police Department Receives Prestigious CALEA Reaccreditation Certification
The Henderson Police Department and the 9-1-1 communications center has been recognized as one of the nation’s elite by the Commission on Accreditation for Law Enforcement Agencies (CALEA) with reaccreditation. It is the fifth reaccreditation award for the department since the initial accreditation in 2002.
On March 25, Police Chief Patrick Moers appeared before the Commission in Mobile, Alabama, at the spring conference. The Commission made its decision after a team of CALEA assessors spent three days in December conducting an on-site review of the Henderson Police Department’s policy and procedures, management, operations and support services.
”The national accreditation is a promise made by myself, and every member of the Henderson Police Department, to maintain the highest level of integrity,” Chief Moers said. “We are committed to that promise and will continue to earn your trust and with your help, make Henderson one of the safest cities in America.”
The Henderson Police Department’s Communications Bureau (9-1-1 communications center) is one of two agencies in Nevada and one of 94 nationwide that have met the strict guidelines and standards set by professionals from CALEA.
The Henderson Police Department was first awarded CALEA accreditation in 2002 and was reaccredited in 2005, 2008, 2011 and 2014. Accreditation is affective for three years, during which the agency must submit annual reports attesting to continued compliance with those standards under which it was initially accredited and must successfully complete an on-site assessment during each reaccreditation.
As part of the on-site inspection process, the CALEA assessment team visited all Henderson Police buildings, rode along with officers and interviewed several department employees. The CALEA assessors also conducted a public information session where members of the public were invited to make comments regarding the police department.
Chief Moers asked the CALEA assessors to take a hard look at such areas as intelligence led policing, emergency service capability relating to staffing levels, recruitment/diversity, department growth and sustainability and the department’s transparency in relation to the 21st Century Policing Report. The assessor team was impressed by the department’s high state of operational readiness, and the knowledge and enthusiasm demonstrated by sworn officers and civilian employees.
For more information about CALEA please visit calea.org.
