Scarsdale Police Receive CALEA National Accreditation Award

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The Scarsdale Police Department received the “CALEA Advanced Accreditation” at a Ceremony Banquet held during CALEA’s Summer Conference in Scottsdale, Arizona.

This is the seventh National Accreditation Award, and the department has been awarded “Meritorious Agency” status for continually maintaining its National Accreditation program for over 22 years.

The Scarsdale Police Department received its first formal award of National Accreditation in 1990 and was re-accredited in 1995, 2000, 2003, 2006, 2009 and most recently in July of 2012.

The Scarsdale Police Department is one of only five Law Enforcement Agencies in New York State to be accredited by CALEA, the Commission on Accreditation for Law Enforcement Agencies. The Department is also maintains NY State accreditation from the New York State Division of Criminal Justice Services.
CALEA was created in 1979 as a law enforcement credentialing authority through the joint efforts of the International Association of Chiefs of Police (IACP), National Organization of Black Law Enforcement Executives (NOBLE), National Sheriffs’ Association (NSA), and the Police Executive Research Forum (PERF).

The CALEA Accreditation Process is a proven, modern-management model. Once implemented, it provides an agency’s chief executive officer, on a continuing basis, with a blueprint that promotes the efficient use of resources and improves service delivery — regardless of the size, geographic location, or functional responsibilities of the agency. The standards upon which CALEA’s programs are based reflect the best thinking and experience of contemporary public safety practitioners and researchers.

Compliance with the standards, considered benchmarks for today's public safety agencies, provides the reports and analyses to make informed management decisions and reduces an agency’s liability and risk exposure.

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