Ridgewood Police Department an on-site assessment
Ridgewood NJ, The Ridgewood Police Department is scheduled for an on-site assessment as part of a program to maintain accreditation by verifying it continues to meet 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.
As part of the on-site assessment, agency employees and members of the community are invited to offer comments at a public information session on Monday, December 17, 2012 at 7:00pm. The session will be conducted at the Ridgewood Municipal Court located at 131 N. Maple Avenue, 4th Floor, Ridgewood, NJ.
Agency employees and the public are also invited to offer comments by calling (201) 615-6977 on Monday, December 17th between the hours of 1:00pm and 3:00pm. Comments will be taken by the Assessment Team.
Telephone comments, as well as appearances at the public information session, are limited to 10 minutes and must address the agency’s ability to comply with CALEA’s standards. A copy of the standards is available at the Ridgewood Police Department, 131 N. Maple Avenue, Ridgewood, NJ. The local contacts are Capt. Jacqueline Luthcke, Officer Jeffrey Casson or Officer Joseph Youngberg at (201) 251-4534.
Anyone wishing to submit written comments about the Ridgewood Police Department’s ability to comply with the standards for accreditation may send them to the Commission on Accreditation for Law Enforcement Agencies, Inc. (“CALEA”), 13575 Heathcote Boulevard, Suite 320, Gainesville, Virginia 20155.