Awarded National Accreditation, Branford Police Seek Resident Feedback

BRANFORD, CT —National accreditation through the Commission on Accreditation for Law Enforcement Agencies is a demanding and exacting process. Rigorous is a good word to describe the many months of painstaking assessments, both self and independent, and review of the Branford Police Department's policies, practices, and processes.

To be awarded CALEA accreditation is a very big deal for police departments. Back in August 2023, of Connecticut's 94 municipal departments, just 3o were accredited when Branford became the 31st.

Now, as part of the Department's "continuous compliance with CALEA National Accreditation standards, we invite our community to provide comment through a public access portal," police shared.

The purpose of this public portal is to receive comments about police engagement with the community, its delivery of public safety services, and its overall candidacy for accredited status.

The comments can be in the form of commendations or concerns and may be made anonymously.

"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,”police noted.

Click here to provide feedback in the Accreditation Public Comment Portal (calea.org)