GOSHEN – The Orange County Sheriff’s Office has undergone and passed a Law Enforcement Accreditation Inspection that was completed by assessors from the Commission on Accreditation for Law Enforcement Agencies (CALEA).
The purpose of the CALEA Program is to improve the delivery of public safety services, by maintaining a body of very high law enforcement standards. These standards have been developed by public safety practitioners. They cover a wide range of up-to-date public safety initiatives. The main goals of the CALEA program are to strengthen crime prevention efforts, formalize essential management procedures, establish fair and nondiscriminatory personnel practices, improve the delivery of police services, solidify interagency cooperation and increase community and staff confidence in the agency.
The CALEA Accreditation Process provides the sheriff, on a continuing basis, with a blueprint that promotes the efficient use of resources and improves the delivery of law enforcement services.
The CALEA conducted a two-day inspection in November, including a public hearing at the Sheriff’s Office. Speakers provided positive comments to them. On the last day of the inspection, the assessors held an exit briefing with Sheriff Carl DuBois and members of his command staff and supervisors. The assessors found the Office to be in compliance with all of the required 171 standards.
The assessors will make an official recommendation to the Commission that the Sheriff’s Office be awarded CALEA Law Enforcement Accreditation. The formal awarding will take place next March.
