CALEA Public Comment Portal
Commission on Accreditation for Law Enforcement Agencies
The Commission on Accreditation for Law Enforcement Agencies, Inc. (CALEA®), is a credentialing authority through joint efforts of law enforcement’s major executive associations. The CALEA Accreditation program seals are reserved for use by those public safety agencies that have demonstrated compliance with CALEA Standards and have been awarded CALEA Accreditation by the Commission. The Fairfax County Police Department (FCPD) has been accredited with CALEA since 2016.
CALEA assessors will be visiting the department for an on-site assessment next week, February 26-29th, and want your feedback. Please use the portal link here if you have recommendations for the assessors that you wish for them to see or review.
FCPD is proud of this accomplishment and will continue to strive to exceed the best practices set forth by CALEA. FCPD will undergo regular assessments with CALEA through policy and procedure review. Additionally, on-site assessments will be conducted every four years to ensure we are in continued compliance with CALEA’s highest professional standards.
Beginning in 2023, as a way to further the accreditation process’ objective of providing agencies with information that supports improvement and fosters the pursuit of professional excellence, CALEA updated their public comment mechanism from call-in sessions and public hearings to a web-based comment portal.
The purpose of this public portal is to receive comments regarding an agency’s compliance with CALEA standards, engagement in the service community, delivery of public safety services, and overall candidacy for accredited status. These comments can be in the form of commendations or concerns. The overall intent of the accreditation process is to provide the participating agency with information to support continuous improvement, as well as foster the pursuit of professional excellence.
IMPORTANT: CALEA is not an investigatory body and subsequently the public portal should not be used to submit information for such purposes. Additionally, there will be no response other than acknowledgement to submissions; however, the information will be considered in context to its relevancy to compliance with standards and the tenets of CALEA® Accreditation.
If you would like to file a formal complaint, please visit here.
The link to the portal can be found here: FCPD CALEA Public Comment Portal
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