Accreditation manages the accreditation process on a daily basis through reports, policies and documentation, evaluates policies and procedures and determines compliance with accreditation standards through inspections and written documentation. The movement by law enforcement professionals to create accrediting bodies is in response to a need to ensure the public that quality services are being delivered in accordance with recognized accepted standards.

Representatives from various Government agencies developed an accreditation program, which requires compliance with professional standards designed specifically for Florida law enforcement agencies. These standards are practical, easily understood, and achievable even for the smallest law enforcement agency. The program was designed with the following goals:

• To establish and maintain standards that represent current professional law enforcement practices;
• To increase effectiveness and efficiency in the delivery of law enforcement services;
• To establish standards that address and reduce liability for the agency and its members;
• To establish standards that make an agency and its personnel accountable to the constituency they serve

Link to www.calea.org
Link to www.flaccreditation.org
Link to www.fcac.cc
Link to www.corrections.com/aca

Contact Information

Christine Goracke
Accreditation Manager
7474 Utilities Road
Punta Gorda FL 33982
(941) 575-5340
christine.goracke@ccso.org