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Anchorage police chief backs statewide accreditation bill (SB 53), urges Assembly support
Summary
Anchorage Police Chief Christopher Case asked the committee to support Senate Bill 53, which would create an Alaska-specific, tiered accreditation system for police policy manuals and require all departments to meet a minimum (tier 1) standard; Chief Case said APD already meets anticipated standards and that the bill draws from CALEA.
Detective-turned-presenter and APD Chief Christopher Case told the committee on Feb. 5 that he supports Senate Bill 53, a statewide measure introduced by Senator Grama Jackson that would create a three-tier accreditation system for police policy manuals and require all Alaska agencies to attain at least a baseline (tier 1) accreditation.
Chief Case said a statewide policy manual project funded by an Alaska Municipal League grant has produced a draft manual…
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