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ACCREDITATION
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Benefits to the Community:
1. Accreditation increases the law enforcement agency’s ability to prevent and control crime through more effective and efficient delivery of law enforcement services to the community it serves.
2. Accreditation enhances community understanding of the law enforcement agency and its role in the community as well as its goals and objectives. Citizen confidence in the policies and practices of the agency is increased.
3. Accreditation, in conjunction with the philosophy of community policing, commits the agency to a broad range of programs (such as crime prevention) that directly benefit the public.
4. Accreditation creates a forum in which police and citizens work together to control and prevent crime. This partnership will help citizens to understand the challenges that confront law enforcement. Law enforcement will, in turn, receive clear direction from the community about its expectations. Thus, a common set of goals and objectives will be arrived at and implemented.
Benefits to the Agency:
1. Accreditation requires that agency policies and procedures are in written form and are available to all agency personnel at all times.
2. Accreditation assures employees that every aspect of the agency’s personnel system is in accord with professional standards, and that the system is both fair and equitable.
3. The agency is compelled to operate within specific guidelines. It is accountable to the Commission. The agency must stay in compliance with the standards set forth by the Commission in order to retain its accreditation.
4. The morale of the agency is enhanced by increasing the employees’ confidence in the effectiveness and efficiency of their own agency. Operations become more streamlined and consistent.
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Accreditation standards address officer safety issues and provide for adequate training and equipment of the officers.
6. Accreditation is a coveted award that symbolizes professionalism, excellence, and competence. Employees will take pride in their agency, knowing that it represents the very best in law enforcement.
(source:
http://www.flaccreditation.org)
For any questions or comments concerning
Accreditation, please contact:
Sergeant Randy Conyers
Ocoee Police Department
646 Ocoee Commerce Parkway,
Ocoee, FL 34761.
He can also be contacted by phone at (407)
905-3160, x3018
or email: rconyers@ci.ocoee.fl.us. |
