Membership In CALEA

The article also discusses the challenges of attracting and recruiting police officers. Many police departments pay higher than the state police department, which tends to draw the police officers’ attention. Currently state police departments have to decide how to attract police

The organization was founded in 2003 and its mission is to “make Atlanta the safest and most inviting city for businesses, residents and visitors” (Atlanta Police Foundation, 2017, para. 1). Atlanta Police Foundation is a formal organization as it is recognized by both local government and IRS as a 501(c)(3) (Atlanta Police Foundation, 2017). The organization itself claims that “the Atlanta Police Foundation is a 501(c)(3) non‐profit organization” (Atlanta Police Foundation, 2017, para. 8). Since Worth’s (2014) examination of nonprofit characteristics reveals that one factor of a private - non-government agencies - organization is the allocation, pursuit, and fund raising of resources, these findings thus demonstrate that the Atlanta Police Foundation is a private organization not a state government entity (Atlanta Police Foundation, 2017; Worth, 2014). For example, “Private sector support is…critical…[for]…APF’s resources [and for APF to] continue to offer the leadership and advocacy, [and] to improve efficiencies within the department and spearhead [organizational services]” (Atlanta Police Foundation, 2010a, p. 2). The Atlanta Police Foundation’s annual report

The Joint Commission. (2015, June 3). Accreditation Requirements. Retrieved from The Joint Commission E-edition: http://e-dition.jcrinc.com/MainContent

There are many roles of the Joint Commission in accrediting medical facilities. The Joint Commission was founded in 1951 and is the nation’s largest accrediting body in health care. They evaluate nearly 21,000 health care organizations in the Unites States. (The Joint Comm, 2016) Once an organization earns the accreditation they are re-surveyed every three years unannounced. They are responsible for making sure that healthcare facilities are up to date on all standards, policies, and procedures. “Joint Commission accreditation can be earned by many types of health care organizations, including hospitals, doctor’s offices, nursing homes, office-based surgery centers, behavioral health treatment facilities, and providers of home care services

This means that not only will the state and federal officials come in to ensure the facility is running up to code but the Joint Commission will go into facilities every three years and do another accreditation survey. The laboratories will be assessed every two years (The Joint Commission, 2016). The results of the surveys are not produced publicly but the facility is then given the option to fix anything that is wrong and pay for their accreditation (The Joint Commission, 2016). The Joint Commission assess all parts of a health facility that are accredited with them. This means that they look at; maintenance, equipment, staffing, patient comfort, patient opinion, the treatments available, hiring, handicap accessibility, and so much more (The Joint Commission, 2016). To be accredited truly means that the best foot of the facility is being put forward in order to help the

When it comes to policies CCASA has different ones depending on what they are doing at a specific place or event. According to Raana CCASA engages in legislative advocacy at the State Capitol to advise policymakers and to work along sig other key stakeholders to improve the different systems response to

The core law enforcement agency for the county of Hillsborough, is the Hillsborough County Sheriff's Office (HCSO), dating back all the way to the year 1845, right at the time when the agency was initially being formed. The Commission on Accreditation for Law Enforcement Agencies (CALEA) made all of the necessary requirements and pulled some strings to officially authorize the Sheriff’s Office of Hillsborough County (“Hillsborough county sheriff’s office (Florida),” 2008). This not only made HCSO the first sheriff’s office in the state of Florida to be nationally accredited, but also the first in the United States to become nationally re-accredited (“Hillsborough county sheriff’s office (Florida),” 2008). The HCSO is mostly accountable and

Joint Commission is an independent, not for profit organization that accredits more than 19,000 health care facilities in the U.S. Accreditation is voluntarily done by the Joint commission visiting the facility and performing quality cheeks to certify organizations who have followed specific state licensure requirements to become accredited (Hay, 2017). The Joint Commission is continuously updating policies on sentinel events in all facilities. The guidelines are an overall policy for all organizations to follow. The sentinel event policy does recognize each individual entity but follows the same outline for these events that occasionally take place.

CSOSA was established in August 2000 by Congress to address the rampant budget crisis and increased victimization of D.C. residents. CSOSA is unique because it is a federal agency with a local mission charged to enhance public safety, prevent crime and reduce recidivism among those supervised and to support the fair administration of justice in close collaboration with the

Courts, police, and corrections have been established in order to enforce law. These agencies consist of trained and educated individuals in the criminal justice field. Police officers are required to attend an academy where they learn, “…state laws, criminal investigations, patrol procedures, firearms training, traffic control, defensive driving, self-defense, first aid and computer skills” (Education Portal). These officers are prepared to deal with any dangerous situations in a safe and

According to the ANCC (2017), credentialing is a term “used to designate that an individual, program, institution or product have met established standards set by an agent (governmental or non-governmental) recognized as qualified to carry out this task”.

But there are some distinct differences from Maryland and other states. Due to Maryland’s close distance to Washington D.C., some Maryland police academies work closely with federal agencies in training recruits to possibly work for U.S. federal government law enforcement agencies. Training for Maryland police academies last for six months and applicants are required to pass one hundred and fifty ordinances to become a certified law enforcement

The Fayetteville Police Department received State Certification in 1998 and received certification with The Commission on Accreditation for Law Enforcement Agencies (C.A.L.E.A.) on March 23, 2002 (__). The purpose of state certification, is to help law enforcement agencies calculate and improve their performance. The Fayetteville Police Department received certification from the Georgia Association of Chiefs of Police (GPAC). Agency certification of the GACP, is a program that identifies a set of standards that are felt to be essential to law enforcement agencies. While some standards do not apply to all agencies, the standards provide a detailed blueprint that police agencies should strive towards to be more professional. The purpose of the C.A.L.E.A. is to improve law enforcement agency services by presenting a body of standards for law enforcement practitioners. Since the creation of the program, the program has become a primary method for a police department to voluntary demonstrate their commitment to excellence in law enforcement. Most major law enforcement agencies, governmental agencies, educational and training institutions, acknowledge CALEA’s standards and accreditation programs as a benchmark for professional law enforcement agencies (Law Enforcement Accreditation, 2010). CALEA accreditation requires that a police agency develop a set of written directives that will provide direction to officers and reach administrative and operational goals. The goals of CALEA

This standard is all about integrity (CALEA, 2010). Even though I picked this same standard as a vital one for police agency professionalism, I believe this would be a great burden on a small agency. Internal Affairs would be a significant cost to a small agencies budget. So much, that I believe it would have a disastrous effect on other standards. Preferably, it would be best to utilize an outside agency when circumstances arise causing the need for an internal investigation. That would protect the limited manpower that small agencies operate with.

The purpose of accreditation is to promote improvement in the management of correctional agencies through administration of performance-based standards and expected practices. ACA has nationally recognized performance-based standards and expected practices that address the comprehensive operations for a correctional facility.