Tallahassee Police Department Seeks State Reaccreditation Status
September 20, 2019
A team of assessors from the Commission for Florida Law Enforcement Accreditation (CFA) will arrive November 5, 2019 to examine specific aspects of the Tallahassee Police Department's policies and procedures, management, operations, and support services, Chief of Police Steve Outlaw announced today. Since the department is already nationally accredited through the Commission on Accreditation for Law Enforcement Agencies (CALEA), it only has to comply with approximately 75 additional Florida-based standards in order to be reaccredited.
Once the Commission's assessors complete their review of the department, they report back to the full Commission, which will then decide if the department is to receive reaccreditation status. Verification by the team that the Tallahassee Police Department meets the Commission's standards is part of a voluntary process to maintain accreditation – a highly prized recognition of law enforcement professional excellence, Chief of Police Steve Outlaw said. The Tallahassee Police Department's accreditation is for 3 years, and it has maintained its accredited status with CFA since 2002. The department has been continuously accredited with CALEA for 33 years.
A copy of the standards is available through the Tallahassee Police Department's Accreditation Manager, Lieutenant (ret.) Edward Smith at 891-4353. For more information regarding CFA or for persons wishing to offer written comments about the Tallahassee Police Department's ability to meet the standards of accreditation, please write: CFA, P.O. Box 1489 Tallahassee, FL 32302.
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