(from the Rapid City Police Department)
07/27/2010 - RAPID CITY - The Rapid City Police Department has been accredited by the Commission on Accreditation for Law Enforcement Agencies (CALEA) since 1990. In April 2010, the most recent on-site assessment took place for what would be the Department’s seventh accreditation award. In July, the Department received notification that a recommendation for reaccreditation was made by the assessors and upon review by the CALEA commission, the Department was nominated and received the “Flagship” award.
CALEA defines Flagship status:
The CALEA® Flagship Agency Program is designed to acknowledge CALEA Accredited public safety agencies that have demonstrated success in the accreditation process. The program also serves to provide other agencies seeking accreditation with examples of “best practices” on how to address compliance, policy development, file maintenance, and other issues relating to the accreditation process. The Flagship Agency designation is effective for the duration of the current award period.
In order to be awarded Flagship status, the department must meet these criteria:
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Must have a minimum of two previous consecutive accreditation awards.
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Must not have conditions or noncompliance issues on most recent past award.
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Must not have noncompliance issues, or be recommended for conditions on current assessment.
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Current Assessment Report must have limited file maintenance and applied discretion issues.
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Current Assessment Report must not have issues involving life, safety, and security standards.
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Must not currently be affected by issues that detract from the tenets or goals of accreditation and/or the Flagship Program.
The Department owes a debt of gratitude to the community for its continued support, to the men and women of the Department for making this possible and to Lt. Ray Cornford for his administration and leadership of the accreditation program.
For more information on law enforcement accreditation, go to http://calea.org/
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