The Chandler Police Department, under the direction of Chief Bryan Chapman, is an accredited agency through the Commission on Law Enforcement Agencies, or  CALEA, according to a news release.

The Chandler Police Department invites community members to provide comments and feedback as it seeks reaccreditation,

The Chandler Police Department is scheduled for a virtual site-based assessment Nov. 1-9 as part of a program to achieve national accreditation by verifying it continues to meet professional standards.

CALEA, Inc. requires agencies to comply with state-of-the-art standards in four basic areas: policy and procedures, administration, operations, and support services.

 The department must comply with 184 standards to keep its status.

Accreditation is valid for a 4-year period, during which time the agency must submit annual reports attesting to its continued compliance with those standards. The department has been a CALEA-accredited agency since 1996.

Anyone wishing to offer written comments and feedback about the Chandler Police Department’s ability to comply with the standards for accreditation, its engagement in the service community, delivery of public safety services, and overall candidacy for accredited status is requested to submit comments via this link.

You can learn more about CALEA, Inc. by visiting the Chandler Police Department’s public website.

Comments go directly to CALEA, with a report provided to the Chandler Police Department. The overall intent of the accreditation process is to provide our agency with information to support continuous improvement and foster our pursuit of professional excellence.

From Aug. 27 to Nov. 1, community members can provide public comments and commendations regarding the Chandler Police Department’s quality of service or other performance information relevant to the department’s accredited status directly to the Commission on Accreditation for Law Enforcement Agencies.

We invite our readers to submit their civil comments on this topic.  Email AZOpinions@iniusa.org.