The Carmel Police Department is scheduled for an on-site assessment as part of a program to achieve accreditation by verifying the department 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 on-site assessment, Department employees and members of the community are invited to offer comments at a public information session at 5 p.m. on Tuesday, March 3 in the City Council Chambers at Carmel City Hall.
Department employees and the public are also invited to offer comments by calling (317) 571-2524 from 9 to 11 a.m. on Tuesday, March 3. Comments will be taken by the Assessment Team.
Telephone comments as well as appearances at the public information session are limited to 10 minutes and must address the Department’s ability to comply with CALEA’s standards. A copy of those standards may be viewed at the Carmel Police Department. Contact Mike Dixon, Policy Analyst, or Ann Gallagher, Community Resource Specialist, at (317) 571-2500 for more information.
Anyone wishing to submit written comments about the Carmel Police Department’s ability to comply with the standards for accreditation may send them directly to the Commission on Accreditation for Law Enforcement, Inc. (CALEA), 13575 Heathcote Blvd., Suite 32, Gainesville, VA, 22030-2215, or at calea.org.