As part of the ongoing process to maintain the elite status of a CALEA-accredited law enforcement agency, the Hamilton County Sheriff’s Office (HCSO) is scheduled for a virtual site assessment from a team of assessors as part of a program to achieve accreditation by verifying that the agency meets professional standards.
Administered by the Commission for Law Enforcement Agencies, Inc. (CALEA), the accreditation program requires agencies to comply with state-of-the-art standards in four basic areas: Policy and procedures, administration, operations, and support services.
As part of the onsite assessment, department employees and members of the community are invited to offer comments at a virtual public information session at 1 p.m. on Monday, Aug. 10. This session will be conducted virtually through a zoom meeting (Meeting ID: 911 5636 8827; Passcode: 3gkgtK; accessible at tinyurl.com/yymgc6l2)
Department employees and the public are also invited to offer comments by calling (317) 776-8070 from 9 to 11 a.m. on Monday, Aug. 10. Comments will be accepted via voicemail to the CALEA assessor.
Telephone comments as well as appearances at the virtual public information session are limited to 10 minutes and must address the HCSO’s ability to comply with CALEA’s standards. A copy of those standards may be viewed at the Hamilton County Sheriff’s Office. Call Amy Summerfield, Accreditation Manager or Deputy Ryan McClain, Public Information Officer at (317) 773-1872 for more information.
Tell the sheriff to post it on social media. Since that’s all he cares about