Wilton Police Awarded State Accreditation

WILTON, CT —The police have just been awarded Tier-1 Accreditation status by the state.

The Connecticut Police Officer Standards and Training Council made the announcement on March 7.

The State Accreditation program is designed to assist Connecticut law enforcement agencies to operate efficiently and uniformly to reduce exposure to civil liability. POST-C Tier-1 Accreditation status focuses predominantly on liability certification and consists of compliance with 127 standards.

Specifically, the standards allow agencies to meet the following goals:

• Strengthen crime prevention and control capabilities;
• Formalize essential management procedures;
• Establish fair and non-discriminatory personnel practices;
• Improve service delivery;
• Solidify interagency cooperation and coordination; and
• Boost citizen and staff confidence in the agency.

The Wilton Police Department becomes the 37th police agency in the State of Connecticut to hold an active Accreditation status.