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Westerville police outline continuous CALEA accreditation cycle, on-site assessment set for June
Summary
Westerville Division of Police staff described the department’s 4-year CALEA accreditation cycle, the workload of maintaining compliance across 85 standards, and an upcoming on-site assessment in June ahead of a November reaccreditation decision.
Westerville officials told the City Council work session that the Westerville Division of Police is in an ongoing reaccreditation cycle with the Commission on Accreditation for Law Enforcement Agencies (CALEA) and will host an on-site assessor in June, with the commission’s reaccreditation decision expected in November.
The accreditation manager, Dave Magnatelli, said CALEA requires written policies plus documented proofs that the division follows those policies. “In order to comply with that standard, you have to have 2 things. You have to have a written directive. That is your policy, your plan, your procedure. On the other hand, you also have to have proof of compliance,” Magnatelli said.
CALEA accreditation for law enforcement covers operations, ethics, training and public service. Magnatelli told council…
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