Recent Awards
The Alcoa Police Department received Law Enforcement Advanced Reaccreditation Award - With Excellence from CALEA on November 21, 2015, at the CALEA Conference in Miami, FL.
CALEA Accreditation is an international award recognizing professional excellence in law enforcement and is considered the "Gold Standard in Public Safety." This is the fourth law enforcement full accreditation award for the agency.
To receive this accredited status the Alcoa Police Department went through a rigorous three day, on-site assessment process in August, 2015, to demonstrate that the agency met the professionally recognized criteria for excellence in management and service delivery. The Department was required to comply with 459 law enforcement standards to obtain this accreditation.
Award
CALEA Accreditation is an international award recognizing professional excellence in law enforcement and is considered the "Gold Standard in Public Safety." This is the fourth law enforcement full accreditation award for the agency.
Process
To receive this accredited status the Alcoa Police Department went through a rigorous three day, on-site assessment process in August, 2015, to demonstrate that the agency met the professionally recognized criteria for excellence in management and service delivery. The Department was required to comply with 459 law enforcement standards to obtain this accreditation.
CALEA Accreditation 2019
Tennessee Law Enforcement Conference April 2020
Tennessee Law Enforcement Conference April 2020
A team of two assessors from the Commission on Accreditation for Law Enforcement Agencies, Incorporated (CALEA), examined all aspects of the Alcoa Police Department:
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Management
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Operations
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Policy and procedures
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Support services
Verification & Reaccreditation
Verification by the team that the Alcoa Police Department met the Commission's state of the art standards was part of the voluntary process to gain accreditation - a highly prized recognition of public safety professional excellence. The assessment team reported to the CALEA Commission that the Alcoa Police Department is in compliance with all applicable standards.
The Alcoa Police Department on Saturday, November 21, 2015, participated in a hearing regarding their accreditation assessment and the full Commission approved the Reaccreditation With Excellence of the Alcoa Police Department on that same date.