Public Notice

DELAWARE STATE POLICE
Superintendent Colonel Robert M. Coupe

P.O. Box 430 Dover, DE 19903 Cell: 302.841.2553 walter.newton@state.de.us
Delaware State Police will participate in International Law Enforcement Re-Accreditation Process

Accreditation Assessment Team Invites Public Comment

A team of assessors from the Commission on Accreditation for Law Enforcement Agencies, Inc. (CALEA) will arrive May 3, 2010 and spend several days examining all aspects of the Delaware State Police policies, procedures, management, operations and support services.

The Delaware State Police was originally accredited in 1988 and re-accredited in 1993, 1998, 2001, 2004 and 2007. Maintaining this status is an on-going process and requires constant monitoring and updating of policies and procedures to assure that the Delaware State Police meet the Commission’s standards. Re-accreditation is a formal recognition of the agency’s professional excellence.

The Delaware State Police was the first law enforcement agency in Delaware to receive International Law Enforcement Accreditation. There are over 600 accredited agencies in the United States, Canada, Mexico and Barbados.

As part of the on-site assessment, a toll-free telephone number has been established to invite agency employees and members of the public to offer comments to the assessment team. The public may call (800) 993-9133 on Tuesday, May 4, 2010 between the hours of 10:00 A.M. and 12:00 Noon.

The Delaware State Police must comply with 460 law enforcement accreditation standards in order to achieve re-accreditation. The assessment team is composed of law enforcement practitioners from similar but out-of-state agencies. The assessors will review written materials, interview individuals and visit the various Troops and Sections throughout the state where compliance can be observed.

The assessors are Inspector Sherry Lang, Georgia Bureau of Investigation and Assistant Special Agent in Charge Marion Vandergrift, North Carolina State Bureau of Investigation. Once the Commission’s assessors complete their review of our agency, they report back to the full Commission, which will then determine if the agency is to be granted re-accredited status.

Persons wishing to offer written comments about the Delaware State Police’s ability to meet the standards for accreditation are requested to write: Commission on Accreditation for Law Enforcement Agencies, Inc. (CALEA) at 10302 Eaton Place, Suite 100, Fairfax, Virginia, 22030-2215 or call (800) 368-3757; attention: Ms. Maya Mitchell, Program Manager.