Public’s Feedback Requested For Bernards Township Police Accreditation

BASKING RIDGE, NJ — As the Bernards Township Police Department seeks accreditation, officials are asking for the public’s feedback and comments on the entity's performance.

The Bernards Township Police Department is scheduled for an on-site assessment as part of its program to achieve accreditation by verifying that it meets recognized professional best practices.

Administered by the New Jersey State Association of Chiefs of Police, the accreditation program requires agencies to comply with best practice standards in five basic areas: the administrative function, the personnel function, the operations function, the investigative function, and the arrestee/detainee function.

Agency employees and the public are invited to offer comments by calling 908-204-8802 on Sept. 5 between 10 and 11 a.m. Comments will be taken by the Assessment Team. Email comments can be sent to the police department at accreditation@bernardpsd.org.

Telephone comments are limited to five minutes and must address the agency’s ability to comply with the NJSACOP standards. Contact Lt. Alex McKnight at 908-204-3055 for more information.

Anyone wishing to submit written comments about the Bernards Township Police Department’s ability to comply with the standards for accreditation may send them by email to Harry J Delgado, Ed.S Accreditation Program Director, hdelgado@njsacop.org, or write to the New Jersey State Association of Chief’s of Police, Law Enforcement Accreditation Commission at 751 Route 73 North, Suite 12, Marlton, N.J. 08053.

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