Taylor Mill/Kenton County, KY, June 3 – 5, 2024 —– An assessor from the Commission on Accreditation for Law Enforcement Agencies, Inc. (CALEA), will arrive June 3, 2024, to examine all aspects of the Taylor Mill Police Department’s policy and procedures, management, operations, and support services.
Verification by the team that Taylor Mill Police Department meets the Commission’s state-of-the-art standards is part of a voluntary process to gain accreditation—-a highly prized recognition of law enforcement professional excellence.
Prior to June 3-5, 2024, anyone wishing to provide comments regarding our agency’s compliance with CALEA standards, engagement in the service community, delivery of public safety services, and overall candidacy for accredited status, may provide comments to CALEA through the following Public Comment Portal:
https://cimrs2.calea.org/432
These comments can be in the form of commendations or concerns. The overall intent of the accreditation process is to provide our agency with information to support continuous improvement, as well as foster the pursuit of professional excellence.
The Taylor Mill Police Department has to comply with approximately 183 standards in order to gain reaccredited status. This process reinforces the commitment to professional service that the Taylor Mill Police Department has made to the Taylor Mill community and the visiting public.
The CALEA Accreditation Assessment Team is composed of law enforcement practitioners from similar but out-of-state agencies. The assessor will review written materials, interview individuals, and visit offices and other places where compliance can be witnessed. Once the Commission’s assessors complete their review of the agency, they report back to the full Commission, which will then decide if the agency is to be granted reaccredited status.
Accreditation is for four years, during which the agency must submit annual reports attesting continued compliance with those standards under which it was initially accredited. Currently, only 1,000 law enforcement agencies in the world are affiliated with CALEA. The mission of Taylor Mill’s 11-Person Police Department is to achieve reaccredited status and remain with this elite group of organizations and be the only small agency in Kentucky to do so. Currently, the only other CALEA Accredited law enforcement agencies in Kentucky are the Lexington Police Department and Covington Police Department.
For more information regarding the Commission on Accreditation for Law Enforcement Agencies, Inc. please write the Commission at 13575 Heathcote Boulevard, Gainesville, Virginia 20155; or call (800) 368-3757 or (703) 352-4225.
