The Howard County Police Department is scheduled for a three-part assessment as part of a program to maintain Accreditation by verifying that the agency meets professional standards. Administered by the Commission on Accreditation for Law Enforcement Agencies, Inc. (CALEA), the Accreditation program requires agencies to comply with state-of-the-art standards in four basic areas: policy and procedures, administration, operations, and support services.
The assessment includes standard compliance, virtual site visits and extensive interviews. As part of the assessment, agency employees and members of the community are invited to offer comments at a public information session on Tuesday, April 12, 2022, between 2 and 4 p.m. The session will be conducted virtually; anyone wishing to give testimony must pre-register using the following link (https://bit.ly/HCPDCALEAsession), at least two hours prior to the Public Hearing.