Dedham's Finest To Be Assessed For Re-Accreditation

Press release from the Town of Dedham:

October 19, 2020

Chief Michael d’Entremont is pleased to announce that a team of assessors from the Massachusetts Police Accreditation Commission is scheduled to arrive on Tuesday November 17, 2020, to begin examining various aspects of the Dedham Police Department’s policies and procedures, operations and facilities.

Verification by the Assessment Team that the Department continues to meet the Commission’s standards is part of a voluntary process to maintain state Accreditation -- a self-initiated evaluation process by which police departments strive to meet and maintain standards that have been established for the profession, by the profession. The Department was first Accredited by the Massachusetts Police Accreditation Commission during 2017.

The Massachusetts Police Accreditation Program consists of 257 mandatory standards as well as 125 optional standards. In order to achieve accreditation status, the Department must meet all applicable mandatory standards as well as 60% of the optional standards.

Achieving Accreditation is a highly prized recognition of law enforcement professional excellence. Anyone interested in learning more about this program is invited to contact Chief Michael d’Entremont.

This press release was produced by the Town of Dedham. The views expressed here are the author’s own.