The Stallings Police Department began the accreditation process through the Commission on Accreditation for Law Enforcement Agencies, Inc. (CALEA) in March 2021. CALEA Accreditation has become the primary method for an agency to voluntarily demonstrate their commitment to excellence in law enforcement. The standards upon which the Law Enforcement Accreditation Program is based reflect the current thinking and experience of law enforcement practitioners and researchers. Major law enforcement associations, leading educational and training institutions, governmental agencies and international law enforcement executives acknowledge CALEA's Standards for Law Enforcement Agencies and its Accreditation Programs as benchmarks for professional law enforcement agencies.
Administered by the Commission on Accreditation for Law Enforcement Agencies, Inc. (CALEA), the accreditation program requires agencies to comply with state-of-the-art standards in four areas: policy and procedures, administration, operations and support services. The Stallings Police Department was awarded their initial accreditation on July 27, 2024.
The accreditation process is not to be viewed as an event that occurs once every review cycle; rather, as an on-going, quality performance review of the agency. A successful reaccreditation is contingent upon the agency's ability to demonstrate continued compliance with applicable standards during the period being reviewed.
This is accomplished by providing consistent reaccreditation maintenance, tracking agency performance, and identifying changes to agency procedures over the preceding review period. It is important for the agency to keep abreast of the accreditation process during this period.
The agency must also have a reliable system for ensuring that periodic reports, analyses, reviews, and other activities mandated by applicable accreditation standards are accomplished during the reaccreditation period. These activities are the focal point of the reaccreditation assessment. The reaccreditation process occurs every four years.
CALEA Public Comment Portal
Citizens may now utilize the CALEA Public Comment Portal to comment on the Stallings Police Department and its commitment to the accreditation process, including compliance with CALEA Standards, engagement in community service, delivery of public safety services and overall candidacy for accreditation status. For additional information, please follow the link above.
IMPORTANT: CALEA is not an investigatory body and subsequently the public portal should not be used to submit information for such purposes. Additionally, there will be no response other than acknowledgment of submissions; however, the information will be considered in context to its relevancy to compliance with standards and the tenets of CALEA® Accreditation.
Accreditation Manager
Melissa Carnes
Police Administrative Services Manager