Round Rock Police Department Seeks Reaccreditation

ROUND ROCK, TX — Residents are invited to submit public comment toward the pursuit of accreditation by the Round Rock Police Department, officials announced Thursday.

The Round Rock Police Department is poised to complete its quaternary review required to retain its status as a fully accredited agency, a highly prized distinction the department has maintained since its initial accreditation in 2004, officials explained in an advisory.

The voluntary process of obtaining accreditation yields a national recognition of law enforcement professional excellence, police officials explained.

Starting Aug. 10, a team of assessors from the Commission on Accreditation for
Law Enforcement Agencies, Inc. (CALEA) will examine all aspects of the department’s policy and
procedures, management operations and support services, officials said. The assessment team comprises law enforcement practitioners from out-of-state police agencies characteristically similar to the Round Rock Police Department and includes: Team Leader Colonel David Wolf from Olivette Police Department Missouri and Lieutenant Steve Sanders, Garden Grove Police Department in California.

Assessors will review written materials, interview individuals and preform virtual tours of
offices and other facilities where the assessment team can verify that the Round Rock Police
Department is in constant and continuous compliance with nearly 400 of the Commission’s state-of- the-art professional standards, officials said. The standards are available to view by contacting the commission at the address listed below.
As part of the assessment, agency employees and members of the community are invited to
offer comments at a virtual public information session on Monday, Aug. 10, at 7 p.m. For
more information, visit www.roundrocktexas.gov/calea.

Those wishing to speak but cannot participate in the public information session may
provide comments to the assessment team by telephone between 1 p.m. and 3 p.m. on
Aug. 10, at (512) 218-6650.

Comments offered during public information session must address the Round Rock Police
Department’s ability to comply with CALEA’s standards. Virtual and telephone comments are limited to 5 minutes per person.

Persons wishing to offer written comments about the Round Rock Police Department’s ability
to meet the standards for accreditation may write to the Commission of Accreditation for Law
Enforcement Agencies, Inc. 13575 Heathcote Blvd., Suite 320, Gainesville, Virginia 20155.
Upon completion of their review, the commission’s assessors report to the full body, whose members will then decide if the department is to be re-accredited.

For more information regarding the Commission on Accreditation for Law Enforcement
Agencies, Inc., residents can write the commission at 13575 Heathcote Blvd. Suite 320, Gainesville, Virginia 20155 or call (713) 352-4225 or visit www.calea.org.