WHAT IS ACCREDITATION

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Indiana Law Enforcement Accreditation Commission
Accreditation Manager Training
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What is Indiana Law Enforcement Accreditation?

• A process where law enforcement agencies can
  demonstrate voluntarily that they comply with
  state and national standards which are an
  indication of professional excellence.

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What is the Indiana Law Enforcement Accreditation
Commission (ILEAC)?

• Formed in 2005
• Organized under the Indiana Association of
  Chiefs of Police in cooperation with the Indiana
  Sheriffs Association.
• Comprised of professionals in law enforcement,
  law, business, education and government.
• In alliance with The Commission for the
  Accreditation of Law Enforcement Agencies (CALEA).

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Why was ILEAC created?

• The Commission was created to partner with
  CALEA and develop a set of Indiana law
  enforcement standards combined with proven CALEA
  Standards that will allow a law enforcement
  agency to demonstrate voluntarily that they meet
  these professional standards.

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What are the major steps in the Accreditation
Process?

• Application
• Self Assessment
• Mock assessment
• On site assessment
• Indiana Commission review
• CALEA Commission review
• Award Indiana Accreditation and CALEA recognition
• Maintenance of compliance
• Re-Accreditation

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What areas do the standards cover?

• Law enforcement role, responsibilities, and
  relationships with other agencies
• Organization, management, and administration
• The personnel structure and process
• Traffic operations
• Operations and Operational Support
• Prisoner and court related activities
• Communications
• Property/evidence control
• Training

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What are the standards designed to accomplish?

• Increase citizen awareness and staff confidence
  in the goals, objectives, policies, and
  procedures of the agency
• Enhance agency effectiveness and efficiency in
  the delivery of law enforcement services
• To say what to do - leaving the how to do it
  to the Department

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What are the standards designed to accomplish?

• Improve cooperation and coordination with other
  law enforcement agencies and the other components
  of the criminal justice system
• Increase agency capabilities to investigate,
  locate and arrest criminals, and control crime
• Enhance training and professionalism among staff

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Agency SizeCompliance Level

• Size classifications
• A B C D
• Agency requirements are determined based on
  agency size
• Compliance level can be found after the
  commentary in each standard

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Agency SizeCompliance Level

• An agency size is based on the total number of
  authorized full-time personnel (sworn nonsworn)
• A size 1 - 24 personnel
• B size 25 - 74 personnel
• C size 75 - 299 personnel
• D size 300 personnel

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The Standards

• Each standard is comprised of
• Standard statement
• Commentary
• Level of compliance

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Bullets
Standard Statement
Commentary
Level of Compliance
A B C D
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Conditional standards

• The presence of the condition makes the standard
  applicable.
• The absence of the condition makes the standard
  N/A.

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• If the criminal investigation function does not
  provide 24-hour coverage, an on-call schedule
  of investigators is maintained.

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What are the PrimaryBenefits of Accreditation

• Controlled liability insurance costs
• Stronger defense against lawsuits and citizen
  complaints
• Greater accountability within the department
• Staunch support from government officials
• Increased community advocacy

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Other benefits include...

• Nationwide recognition of professional excellence
• A method of executing daily agency operations
  under a professional format
• Continued planning, programming, and development
• State of the art impartial guidelines for
  evaluation and change

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Other benefits (cont.)

• Proactive management and information systems to
  give feedback on policies and procedures
• Access to the latest in law enforcement
  practices, via interfacing with other accredited
  agencies
• Better coordination with neighboring agencies and
  various components of the criminal justice system.

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On- Site Assessment

• On-Site Review Procedures- Agency
  Responsibilities
• Participation in the Process
• File Review
• Conduct a Final Review of All Accreditation Files
  
• Contact the Program Director's Office for
  assistance.
• Contact Team Leader Prior To The On-Site
• Provide all information requested by the
  Commission in good faith and to the best of the
  departments knowledge and judgment

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On- Site Assessment

• On-Site Review Procedures- The event!
• Pre- On-site
• Preparations For Off Site Inspections
• Suggestions for Room Set-Up
• Role Of Agency Personnel Assigned To The On-Site
  Team
• On-Site Orientation
• On-Site Assessment
• After the On-Site

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On- Site Assessment

• General schedule includes
• Static display
• Public phone-in session
• Ride-alongs

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What agencies in Indiana are accredited?

• Anderson Police Department 1998
• Brownsburg Police Department 1996
• Carmel Police Department 1996
• Elkhart County Sheriffs Department 1984
• Evansville Police Department 1994
• Kokomo Police Department 1998
• Plainfield Police Department 1997
• Richmond Police Department 1999
• Fishers Police Department 2003
• Wayne County Emergency Communications
  Department 2004

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What agencies in Indiana are involved in self
assessment?

• Ball State University Police Department
• Carmel-Clay Communications Center
• Greenwood Police Department
• Hamilton County Sheriffs Department
  Communications
• Johnson County Sheriffs Department
• Marion County Sheriffs Department
• Milltown Police Department
• Noblesville Police Department
• Schererville Police Department
• South Bend Police Department

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What is inside a file folder maintained by the
Accreditation Manager?

• A copy of the current written directive that
  documents compliance with the specific standard
• Any documentation which demonstrates compliance
  with the standard

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What is a Written Directive?

• A written directive is broadly defined as any
  written document that governs or directs the
  agency or its employees.

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What is a Written Directive?

• Policy
• Procedure
• Plan
• Rule
• General Order
• Special Order
• Training Directive

• Laws
• Judicial Decrees
• Labor Contracts
• Citywide rules
• Or any other document that is binding upon agency
  personnel.

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What is Written Documentation?

• Intradepartmental memoranda
• Computer printouts
• Job descriptions
• Letters from citizens
• Photographs
• Rosters

• Forms
• Copies of investigative reports
• Newspaper clippings
• Budget documents
• Logs

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STANDARD APPLICABILTIY

• After each standard there are four symbols in
  parentheses. These symbols correspond to the
  size of the agency (A B C D)
• The symbols will be one of the following
• N/A Not applicable
• M Mandatory
• O Optional

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N/A

• Indicates that the agency is excused from
  complying with the standards requirement.
• Except if the agency voluntarily chooses to
  perform the function or activity required by the
  standard. In this case the agency would treat
  the standard as an optional standard.

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M

• These standards are applicable to your size
  agency and the requirements must be complied with
  in order to achieve accredited status.

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O

• These standards are other-than-mandatory for
  your size agency. The commission requires each
  agency to comply with 80 of these standards. The
  agency is free to select the standards they wish
  to comply with.

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INSIDE OF A FILE FOLDER
PREVIOUS ISSR
DOCUMENTATION
WRITTEN DIRECTIVE
ISSR
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File Folder Organization

• ISSR
• Agency Directive
• Only include what is necessary to prove
  compliance for that file!
• Written Documentation (Proofs!)
• Highlight so assessors are clear as to what is
  being proven!
• Separate bullets with cover sheets

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FILE FOLDER ORGANIZATION

• Each standard MUST have a file folder marked with
  the standard number.
• This includes standards N/A for your agency.
• The only exception is when the entire chapter is
  N/A by function. In this case one file folder
  and ISSR is required.

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Contact

• Lt. Mike Johnson
• Fishers Police Department
• Accreditation Manager
• johnsonm_at_fishers.in.us
• [phone]

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