On Saturday, Dec. 1, 2007, a team of assessors from the Commission on Accreditation for Law Enforcement Agencies, Inc. (CALEA) will arrive in Fayetteville for an on-site assessment as part of a program to achieve National Accreditation.

The assessors will examine all aspects of the Fayetteville Police Department and will focus on areas such as policies and procedures, administration, operations and support services. The assessment is conducted to verify the department’s compliance with accreditation standards.
 
Verification by the team that the Fayetteville Police Department meets the commission’s state-of-the-art standards (5th Edition) is part of a voluntary process to gain accreditation – a highly praised and nationwide recognition of law enforcement professional excellence.
 
As part of the on-site assessment, the public and agency employees are invited to offer comments on the agency’s services and performance at a public information session on Monday, Dec. 3, 2007 at 7 p.m.

This session will be conducted in the city of Fayetteville Council Chambers, located in City Hall at 240 South Glynn Street, Fayetteville, Ga.
 
If for some reason an individual cannot speak at the public information session, but would like to provide comments to the assessment team, he/she may do so by telephone. The public may call 770-719-4283 on Monday, Dec. 3, 2007 from 1 p.m. to 5 p.m.
 
Telephone comments, as well as comments made at the public information session, are limited to 10 minutes and must address the agency’s ability to comply with CALEA standards.

A copy of these standards is available at the Fayetteville Police Department, 760 Jimmie Mayfield Blvd., Fayetteville, Ga., between the hours of 7:30 a.m. and 5 p.m., Monday through Friday.

For further information, contact the Police Department’s accreditation manager, Lt. Beverly Trainor, at 770-461-4441, or by fax at 770-460-4243.
 
Anyone wishing to offer written comments about the Fayetteville Police Department’s ability to meet the standards for accreditation are requested to write: Commission on Accreditation for Law Enforcement Agencies, Inc., 10302 Eaton Place, Suite 100, Fairfax, Virginia 22030-2201.
 
The assessment team is composed of law enforcement practitioners from similar, but out-of-state agencies. The assessors will review written materials, interview individual officers and tour places where compliance can be observed.

Kenneth Findley of Deer Park Police Department (Deer Park, Texas), Jason Moen of Auburn Police Department (Auburn, Maine), and Mark Balazik of George Washington University Police Department (Washington, D.C.) will be the assessors for the on-site.

Mr. Findley will serve as the team leader of the on-site assessment team. Once the commission’s assessors complete their review of the department, they will report back to the commissioners who will then decide if the department will be granted re-accredited status. 
 
Accreditation is for three years, during which the agency must submit annual reports attesting continued compliance with those standards under which it was initially accredited.
 
For more information regarding the Commission on Accreditation for Law Enforcement Agencies, Inc., contact Steve Mitchell, Program Manager, 10302 Eaton Place, Suite 100, Fairfax, Virginia 22030-2201 or by phone at 800-368-3757.

For more information, please contact:
 
Capt. Beverly Trainor – Public Information Officer
Lt. Steve Crawshaw – Public Information Officer
Fayetteville Police Department
Office: (770) 719-4206
Email: btrainor@fayetteville-ga.gov

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