Law Officer Volume 3 Issue 9 The Commission on Accreditation for Law Enforcement Agencies (CALEA) published a revision to its Public Safety Communications Accreditation Program s manual, Standards for Public Safety Communications Agencies. This second edition contains several new standards, bringing the total to 214 standards organized into seven chapters or topic areas, including organization; direction and supervision; human resources; recruitment, selection and promotion; training; operations; and critical incidents, special operations and homeland security.
CALEA s Public Safety Communications Accreditation, which has been operational since 1999, is a voluntary credentialing program for public safety communications. Currently more than 75 agencies are enrolled in the accreditation program, 47 of which have been awarded accreditation.
For more information or to buy the second edition of Standards for Public Safety Communications Agencies, visit www.calea.org or call 800/368-3757.