Eatontown PD Earns Accredidation from State for Best Practices

A news release from the Eatontown Police Department.

On Nov. 10 several members of the Eatontown Police Department attended the quarterly Board of Commissioners meeting for the New Jersey Law Enforcement Accreditation Commission (NJLEAC) in Princeton.

This meeting was the last step for the in attaining its goal of receiving the coveted title of Accredited Law Enforcement Agency through the New Jersey Law Enforcement Accreditation Commission (NJLEAC), which is run through the New Jersey State Association of Chiefs of Police in partnership with The Commission on Accreditation for Law Enforcement Agencies, Inc. - CALEA. 

According to the state's Association of Chiefs of Police Web site, accreditation is a progressive and time-proven way of helping law enforcement agencies calculate and improve their overall performances.

The members of the Eatontown Police Department appeared in front of the NJLEAC Board of Commissioners, who are appointed by the New Jersey State Association of Chiefs of Police. Chief Michael D. Goldfarb and Accreditation Manager Lt. Lawrence Tyler answered several questions posed by the commissioners, which were related to the accreditation process.  At the completion of the commissioner’s queries, the board unanimously granted the status of Accredited Law Enforcement Agency to the Eatontown Police Department.

The commissioner’s approval capped a lengthy process, which covered several years of self assessment by the police department.  After completing the self assessment, the accreditation process continued with the rewriting of the police department’s general orders.  This was done in order to assure that the police department complied with the CALEA Programs 112 standards, which are known throughout the country as the best law enforcement agency standards and practices. The rewriting of the orders was followed by an intensive period of data collection in order to prove that the police department was in fact following the newly rewritten orders. 

This was all done in preparation for an on-site assessment. This assessment included an inspection of our policies, procedures and general orders, as well as an inspection of our equipment, personnel and our facility.

The satisfactory completion of all of these phases culminated in the granting of our accreditation on Nov. 10.

It should be noted that this process does not end with the granting of accreditation.  This is an on-going process with reaccreditation occurring every three years.  At the end of every third year, there will be another assessment to ensure that the Eatontown Police Department continues to follow the best standards and practices set forth by the New Jersey Law Enforcement Accreditation Commission (NJLEAC).