Accreditation
What is it?
The Commission on Accreditation for Law Enforcement Agencies, Inc. (CALEA®), was created in 1979 as a credentialing authority through the joint efforts of law enforcement’s major executive associations:
- International Association of Chiefs of Police (IACP)
- National Organization of Black Law Enforcement Executives (NOBLE)
- National Sheriffs' Association (NSA)
- Police Executive Research Forum (PERF)
The CALEA Accreditation programs provide public safety agencies with an opportunity to voluntarily meet an established set of professional standards, which require:
- Comprehensive and uniform written directives that clearly define authority, performance, and responsibilities
- Reports and analyses to make fact-based and informed management decisions.
- Preparedness to address natural or man-made critical incidents
- Community relationship-building and maintenance
- Independent review by subject matter experts
- Continuous pursuit of excellence through annual reviews and other assessment measures
Awards
The Hurst Police Department first earned its Advanced Law Enforcement accreditation in 1990.
Since then, our department was awarded its reaccreditation in:
- July 1995
- July 2000
- July 2003
- July 2006
- July 2009
- July 2012
- July 2015
- July 2018
- July 2022
- July 2026
Reviews will be made annually until the next assessment in 2030. The department is spot-checked by CALEA every year, and re-evaluated for overall compliance against more than 450 standards every fourth year to determine re-accreditation.
The Hurst Police Department elects to participate in the Advanced Law Enforcement Accreditation Program and received the Certificate of Meritorious Accreditation for having been accredited for 15 or more continuous years.
Public Comment Portal
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 by clicking here. 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 improvement, as well as foster the pursuit of professional excellence.
IMPORTANT: CALEA is not an investigatory body and subsequently the public portal should not be used to submit information for such purposes. Additionally, there will be no response other than acknowledgement to submissions; however, the information will be considered in context to its relevancy to compliance with standards and the tenets of CALEA® Accreditation.
For more information on the accreditation process, please contact Kenya Meza at 817.788.7131.