Lexington Police Department Continues Process Towards Re-Accreditation

Press release from the Lexington Police Department:

September 28, 2021

Lexington Police Chief Michael McLean is pleased to announce that a team of assessors from the Massachusetts Police Accreditation Commission is scheduled to arrive on October 5, 2021 to begin examining various aspects of the Lexington Police Department’s policies and procedures, operations and facilities. Verification by the Assessment Team that the Department meets the Commission’s standards is part of a voluntary process to maintain accreditation.

The Lexington Police Department earned State Certification in 2013 and full Accreditation in 2016. This will be the Department’s second re-accreditation assessment. Accreditation is 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 Massachusetts Police Accreditation Program consists of 257 mandatory standards as well as 125 optional standards. In order to maintain accreditation status, Lexington must meet all applicable mandatory standards as well as 69 of the optional standards.

Achieving Accreditation is a highly prized recognition of law enforcement professional excellence. Anyone interested in learning more about Lexington’s program is invited to contact Chief Michael McLean at mmclean@lexingtonma.gov or the Department’s Accreditation Manager Sergeant David Bresnihan at dbresnihan@lexingtonma.gov

Additional information about the Massachusetts Police Accreditation program can be found on their website at http://masspoliceaccred.net.

There are six phases in the Massachusetts Police Accreditation Program:

The standards for accreditation impact officer and public safety, address high liability/risk management issues, and generally promote operational efficiency throughout the agency.

This press release was produced by the Lexington Police Department. The views expressed here are the author’s own.