It's not that accreditation may not increase their paycheck immediately, but the college administration will be more likely to entertain compensation adjustment requests from a department that has been identified as among the best in the country. Pima College was extremely supportive of our goal to become accredited and provided financial support to meet some of the standards. This is a long-term commitment and will substantially benefit members of the department both now and in the future. Time limits necessitate a process where the assessors can quickly evaluate the over all operation of a department and judge if that department is meeting the standards of a professional law enforcement agency. This type of information helps set the tone and character of how the department sees its mission and establishes its values, and may not always be apparent to the employees of non-accredited agencies.
Accreditation belongs to the law enforcement industry.
It was designed by law enforcement, it is administered by law enforcement and it is reserved for law enforcement as an effective tool to establish professional status. This commission developed a comprehensive set of written standards covering every aspect of law enforcement policies, procedures, practices and operations. Increase employee and citizen confidence in the goals, objectives, policies and practices of the accredited agencies. Accreditation demonstrates the commitment of the department to professionalism in terms of adherence to a body of national standards. It assures the college and the college community that its law enforcement agency is committed to the provision of services of the highest quality and that its policies and procedures are effective and responsive on the one hand, and fair and equitable on the other.