Law Enforcement Accreditation On-Site Assessment

On April 10, 2010, a team of assessors from the Commission on Accreditation of Law Enforcement Agencies, Inc., will begin examining all aspects of the East Bay Regional Park District Police Department‘s policies and procedures, management, operations, and support services. Verification by the team that the East Bay Regional Park District Police Department meets the Commission’s high standards is part of a voluntary process to gain accreditation -- a highly prized, international recognition of public safety professional excellence.

As part of the on-site assessment, department personnel and members of the community are invited to offer comments about the Department by calling (510) 690-6517 on Monday, April 12, 2010, between the hours of 1:00 PM to 3:00 PM. Employees and members of the community are also invited to share comments at a public information session on Monday, April 12, 2010, at 5:00 PM. This will be in the East Bay Regional Park District’s Trudeau Center at 11500 Skyline Blvd., Oakland, California.

Telephone comments as well as appearances at the public information session are limited to 10 minutes and must address the Department’s ability to comply with CALEA’s standards. A copy of the standards is available at the East Bay Regional Park District Police Department, 17930 Lake Chabot Rd., Castro Valley, California 94546. Residents may contact Accreditation Manager Lieutenant Wayne Morimoto at (510) 690-6501 or Accreditation Sergeant Lance Brede at (510) 690-6564 for more information.

Persons wishing to offer written comments may send them to the Commission on Accreditation for Law Enforcement, Inc. (CALEA), 10302 Eaton Place, Suite 100, Fairfax, Virginia 22030-2201.

The CALEA assessment team is composed of law enforcement practitioners from similar, out-of-state agencies. The assessors are Chief of Police Michael Dickey from Fairfield, Ohio, Police Department and Lieutenant Thomas Wilkes from Aurora, Colorado, Police Department. Once the Commission’s assessors complete their review of the Department, they report back to the full Commission, which will then decide if the agency is granted accredited status.

Accreditation lasts three years, during which time the agency must submit annual reports attesting continued compliance with those standards under which they were initially accredited.

DATE: March 15, 2010

CONTACT PERSON(s): 
Lieutenant Wayne Morimoto (510) 690-6501 Accreditation Manager
Sergeant Lance Brede (510) 690-6564 Accreditation Sergeant

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