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Joplin Police Department takes voluntary accreditation assessment.

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JOPLIN, Mo. – The Joplin Police Department took a virtual assessment Tuesday for reaccreditation with the Commission on Accreditation for Law Enforcement Agencies (CALEA.)

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Accreditation is a voluntary way to show a law enforcement agency’s ability to meet professional criteria. It requires departments to meet standards in four basic areas: policy and procedures, administration, operations, and support services.

“Well for the police department and their accreditation with CALEA, they were having a public hearing to basically have a voice from the community on people who would like to speak in favor of the police, or at least address that accreditation,” said Joplin Mayor Ryan Stanley. “So it’s just giving an opportunity for the public to speak into the process ”

The public was also invited to offer comments during the meeting, but no one did.

Joplin Police Department undergoes virtual reaccreditation assessment

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JOPLIN, Mo. – The Commission on Accreditation for Law Enforcement Agencies Inc. (CALEA) schedules the Joplin Police Department for a Virtual Assessment as part of a program to achieve reaccreditation for the agency by verifying it meets professional standards. The accreditation program requires agencies to comply with state-of-the-art standards in four basic areas: policy
and procedures, administration, operations, and support services

The International Association of Chiefs of Police, National Organization of Black Law Enforcement Executives, National Sheriffs’ Association and Police Executive Research Forum created the Commission in 1979. Their purpose was to establish and administer an accreditation process through which law enforcement agencies could voluntarily demonstrate their ability to meet professionally recognized criteria for excellence in management and service delivery. Each accredited agency must undergo a reassessment once every four years to maintain accreditation. The Joplin Police Department received its initial CALEA accreditation on July 26th, 2008. The department received re-accreditation in 2011, 2014 and 2017.

As part of the virtual assessment, Joplin Police Department employees and members of the community are invited to offer comments at a telephone call in session on Tuesday, April 13th from 2:00 p.m. to 3:00 p.m. Those wishing to participate in the telephone call in session can call the Joplin Police Department at 417-623-3131 x422. Your information will be recorded and forwarded to a CALEA assessor for a prompt callback.

In addition, the Joplin Police Department will host a public information session for employees and members of the public to attend and offer comments. The public information session will be held on Tuesday, April 13th, 2021 at 4:00pm at the Joplin Public Safety Training Facility, located at 5502 Swede Ln., Joplin, Missouri.