Montclair Police Earn Prestigious Accreditation – Again

MONTCLAIR, NJ — The Montclair Police Department has once again been awarded police agency re-accreditation through the New Jersey State Association of Chiefs of Police (NJSACOP) Law Enforcement Accreditation Program, officials announced this week.

Re-accreditation was achieved last October, three years after the agency received its first ever accreditation in 2018. Law enforcement agencies that participate in the process must conduct a thorough self-analysis to determine how existing operations can be adapted to meet the specific standards and objectives of the program.

Montclair Police Chief Todd Conforti said the accreditation is a big deal for the department.

“Accredited status is a significant professional achievement – it acknowledges the implementation of policies and procedures that are conceptually sound and operationally effective,” Conforti said.

“Once our procedures were put in place, a team of trained independent assessors verified that we met the strict standards the program requires by reviewing the proofs our accreditation team provided and by conducting an on-site assessment,” Conforti said.

“Although re-accreditation is triennial, the maintenance and adherence to the spirit of this process is constant,” Conforti said.

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