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For Release: Immediate
Date: July 17, 2003 |
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Sgt. Everett Clendenin Phone:(919) 733-5027
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For Release: Immediate
Date: July 17, 2003 |
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Sgt. Everett Clendenin Phone:(919) 733-5027
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RALEIGH -- The N.C. State Highway Patrol this past weekend became the largest law enforcement agency in North Carolina to be reaccredited by the Commission on Accreditation for Law Enforcement Agencies, Inc. (CALEA). The presentation was made to Colonel Richard W. Holden, Commander of the Highway Patrol, on July 12th at the CALEA annual conference in Detroit, MI.
"This is a great honor for all of our employees - the uniformed officers, the civilian personnel, and all those who work so hard in support of this initiative," Colonel Holden said. "Being reaccredited means that we have continued to achieve the goal we sought for so long - to remain one of the best in the nation."
CALEA evaluates law enforcement agencies based on 444 standards including all policies and procedures, organization and management, law enforcement operations, personnel administration, and support services. After the on-site visit, the assessors submitted a formal, written report of their on-site activities to the Commissioners. The final report reflected compliance with all applicable standards and with required on-site activities.
CALEA has been in existence for more than 20 years. It was established by the nation's four leading executive organizations: the International Association of Chiefs of Police, the National Organization of Black Law Enforcement Executives, the National Sheriff's Association, and the Police Executive Research Forum. With its 1810 employees, the Highway Patrol is the largest police organization in North Carolina to be accredited. Other state agencies that are accredited are the State Bureau of Investigation and the University Of North Carolina Department Of Public Safety. Among the 21 local agencies in the state that are accredited are the Durham, Greensboro, Raleigh, and Winston-Salem police departments and the sheriff's departments in Cumberland and Durham counties.
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