A team of assessors for the Commission on Accreditation for Law Enforcement Agencies, Inc. (CALEA) will arrive at UCSF on April 5 to examine all aspects of the UCSF Police Department, according to Chief Pamela E. Roskowski.
Assessors will review the policies and procedures, management, operations, and support services of the UCSF Police Department.
Verification by the assessment team that the UCSF Police Department meets the commission's state-of-the-art standards is part of the voluntary process to gain accreditation -- a highly prized recognition of law enforcement professional excellence.
The benefits of accreditation include improvements in law enforcement agency capabilities to prevent and control crime, agency effectiveness and efficiency in the delivery of law enforcement services, cooperation with other law enforcement agencies, and employee and community confidence in the goals, objectives, policies and practices of the accredited agency, Chief Roskowski said.
Public Comments Welcome
As part of the on-site assessment, UCSF Police Department employees and members of the community are also invited to offer comments at the public information session scheduled for Monday, April 7, at 3 p.m. The session will be conducted at the UCSF Mission Center Building, room 126, located at 1855 Folsom St., San Francisco.
If, for some reason, an individual cannot speak at the public information session, but would still like to provide comments to the assessment team, he/she may do so by telephone. Members of the community may offer comments by calling 415/514-3575 on Tuesday, April 8, between the hours of 1 and 5 p.m.
Telephone comments as well as appearances at the public information session are limited to 10 minutes and must address the UCSF Police Department's ability to comply with CALEA standards. A copy of the standards is available at the UCSF Police Department, room 145, 1855 Folsom St., San Francisco. The department contact is Lieutenant Edmund Huang, who can be reached by calling 415/476-2445.
Persons wishing to submit written comments about the UCSF Police Department's ability to comply with the standards for accreditation may send them to CALEA, 10302 Eaton Place, Suite 100, Fairfax, VA 22030-2215.
The UCSF Police Department has to comply with 338 standards to gain accredited status, Chief Roskowski said.
The assessment team is composed of public safety practitioners from similar, but out-of-state agencies, said Lt. Huang, the CALEA accreditation manager for the UCSF Police Department. The assessors will review written materials, interview individuals, and visit offices and other campus locations where compliance can be witnessed.
The assessors are: Assistant Chief Thomas E. Engells, University of Texas at Houston Police Department, TX; Chief Dolores A. Stafford, George Washington University Police Department, Washington, DC and Captain Joseph A. Bartlett, Greenville Police Department, NC.
Once the CALEA assessors complete their review of the UCSF Police Department, they report to the full commission, which will then decide whether the UCSF Police Department is to be granted accredited status, Chief Roskowski said.
Accreditation is for three years, during which the UCSF Police Department must submit annual reports attesting to continued compliance with the standards under which it was initially accredited.
For more information regarding the commission on Accreditation for Law Enforcement Agencies, Inc., write the Commission at:
10302 Eaton Place,
Suite 100,
Fairfax, Virginia, 22030-2215;
or call 800/368-3757 or 703/352-4225; or
email.
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