In addition, the commission was formed to develop a process that provides state and local law enforcement agencies an opportunity to demonstrate voluntarily that they meet an established set of law enforcement standards. Benefits of Law Enforcement Accreditation Accreditation demonstrates the commitment of the agency to professionalism in terms of adherence to a body of standards. Accreditation assures the community that its law enforcement agency is committed to high quality service and that its policies and procedures are effective and responsive on the one hand, and fair and equitable on the other. Accreditation enhances community understanding of the law enforcement agency's role as well as its goals and objectives. Accreditation commits the agency to a broad range of programs of direct benefit to the public as well as to programs to cope with man-made or natural disasters.
Accreditation promotes community cooperation and understanding.
The accreditation standards provide norms against which agency performance can be measured and monitored over time. Accreditation provides the agency with a continuing flow of commission-distributed information about exemplary policies, procedures and projects. Accreditation provides the agency an opportunity to participate in the development of new or revised standards. Accreditation provides recognition that the agency's managerial and operational policies and procedures are in accord with a body of professional standards. Accreditation assures that agency policies and procedures are in written form and available to all agency personnel.