Westport Police Department Seeks State Accreditation

WESTPORT, CT — The Westport Police Department is in the midst of seeking state accreditation from the Police Officers Standards and Training Council, the department announced.

A team of assessors from the standards group is scheduled to visit the department on May 10 to examine the its policy and procedures as they relate to Tier I Liability, of the state accreditation Standards.

"Verification by the team that the Westport Police Department meets the POST Council’s state of the art accreditation Standards is part of a voluntary process to gain accreditation—a highly regarded recognition of law enforcement professional excellence," wrote the department in a statement.

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As part of the on-site assessment, department employees and members of the community are invited to offer comments.

Comments can be sent to William E. Tanner, III POSTC Accreditation Division at 285 Preston Ave., Meriden, CT, 06450; by telephone at 203-427- 2602, by fax at 203-238- 6643 or by email Accreditation.Compliance@ct.gov. Please enter the name of the agency (Westport Police Department) in the subject line of the email.

A copy of the state accreditation Standards is available at the Westport Police Department. Local contact is Staff Corporal Ashley Delvecchio who can be reached directly at 203-341-6039. Staff Corporal Delvecchio is the accreditation manager for the Westport Police Department.

From a Westport police release:

The assessment team is composed of law enforcement practitioners from the Connecticut law enforcement community. The assessors will review written materials, interview individuals, and visit offices and other places where compliance can be witnessed.

Once the POST Council accreditation assessors complete their review of the agency, they report back to the POST Council Accreditation committee who will recommend to the POST Council if the agency is to be accredited or re-accredited.

Accreditation is valid for Four years, during which time the agency must submit annual reports attesting continued compliance with those Standards under which they were initially accredited or re-accredited.

For more information regarding the POST Council accreditation program you may write to: William E. Tanner, III POSTC Accreditation Division at 285 Preston Ave., Meriden, CT, 06450; by telephone at 203-427- 2602, by fax at 203-238- 6643.