Alpharetta Police Obtain National Re-Accreditation

ALPHARETTA, GA -- The Alpharetta Department of Public Safety's police operations have been re-accredited by the Commission on Accreditation For Law Enforcement Agencies, which recognizes organizations that consistently work to maintain professional excellence by adhering to a rigorous set of performance standards.

“Public safety is the most important service that the city of Alpharetta provides, and we have the finest public safety professionals you will find anywhere serving our citizens, guests, and businesses," said Mayor David Belle Isle. "We have always believed that, always been proud of that, and this recognition from CALEA confirms what we have held to be true.”

The Alpharetta Department of Public Safety also earned the CALEA Accreditation with Excellence Award, which commends agencies "for the effective use of accreditation as a model for the delivery of enhanced public safety services and management professionalism," CALEA's website states.

CALEA is the nationwide accrediting body that exists to improve the delivery of public safety services by maintaining a credible and best-in-class body of standards. Through an extremely collaborative effort, CALEA provides public safety agencies an opportunity to voluntarily demonstrate that they meet an established set of professional standards and processes for decision-making. The level of compliance involving hundreds of standards is verified by a team of independent out-of-state CALEA-trained assessors (SIGN UP: Get Patch's Daily Newsletter and Real Time News Alerts. Or, if you have an iPhone, download the free Patch app).

Based upon the assessments, observations, public feedback and staff interactions, a final report is issued and the findings are made known at CALEA’S national conference. Only 3.7 percent of law enforcement agencies in the country are accredited, and only about 10 percent of those earn the Accreditation with Excellence designation.

“I want to thank the CALEA assessors for their hard work, our employees for their professionalism and dedication to those we serve and finally to our Alpharetta community for their support," Alpharetta Public Safety Director John Robison said.

Established in 1979 by the International Association of Chiefs of Police, the National Organization of Black Law Enforcement Executives, the National Sheriffs’ Association and the Police Executive Research Forum, CALEA is recognized internationally as the key credentialing authority for law enforcement agencies. For more information, visit www.calea.org.

Photo: Receiving the National CALEA accreditation award with the prestigious accolade of Excellence is Alpharetta Public Safety Director John Robison. Credit: Alpharetta Department of Public Safety