Accreditation

In March 1995, the Academy achieved the distinction of being the first criminal justice training institution in the nation to be certified by the Commission on Accreditation for Law Enforcement Agencies (CALEA) and it has successfully been re-certified in 1998 and 2001. This constituted a significant milestone in the Academy's history because it validated, on a national level, the quality of the Academy's processes and procedures.

On March 20, 2004, the Academy became the third academy in the nation to be accredited by the Commission on Accreditation for Law Enforcement Agencies. The accreditation process involved a far more intensive review of the Academy's policies, processes, and procedures than the previous certification process.

The Academy was reaccredited by CALEA in March 2007 and was named a CALEA "Flagship" Agency. The Flagship Agency program was created to acknowledge the achievement and expertise of some of the most successful CALEA Accredited public safety agencies and to provide 'flagship examples" to assist other agencies. Our Academy is one of only two training academies in the nation to have achieved Flagship Agency status. National accreditation, and the Flagship Agency status, remains a major source of pride for our Academy as it validates the high quality of our programs, processes, and procedures.