Policing as a Profession Professional Policing 1.
Professional organizations tend to indicate their desire to become a profession in various ways.
It is important to think of professional organizations as the opposite of bureaucratic organizations. Police agencies do not require re-licensing after a period of service. Accreditation is the receipt of a certificate formally recognizing the agency as conforming to some specific body of regulations and standards. It is also a status awarded to agencies that meet or exceed all requirements of the standard. It is essentially a compliance audit.