CALEA Accreditation

The Commission on Accreditation for Law Enforcement Agencies (CALEA) administers the accreditation process for law enforcement agencies. The German Township Police Department voluntarily entered into an agreement with CALEA in 1999, becoming the smallest police department in the state of Ohio to be accredited. The overall goal of the accreditation program is to promote professionalism and improve the delivery of law enforcement services.

Accreditation ensures that the German Township Police Department is in compliance with internationally-proven standards covering all aspects of law enforcement policies, procedures, practices, and operations. CALEA accreditation:

• Provides recognition that the agency’s managerial and operational policies and procedures are in accord with a body of professional standards.
• Assures the community that its law enforcement agency is committed to the provisions of service of the highest quality and that its policies and procedures are effective, responsive, fair and equitable.
• Recognizes that staff is trained and functions according to established policy and procedure.
• Provides recognition that the agency’s managerial and operational policies and procedures meet a body of professional standards.

 Anyone interested in submitting comments regarding the agency's compliance with CALEA standards, engagement in the service community, delivery of public safety services, and overall candidacy for accredited status may do so by accessing the CALEA Public Comment Portal  [ http://cimrs2.calea.org/712 ]. 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.