20060731 KDDC Carroll County Sheriff’s Department awarded accreditation

Congratulations Carroll County Sheriffs Department

July 31, 2006

A big hearty congratulations are in order for the Carroll County Sheriffs Office for all the hard work that goes in for the national recognition of excellence that goes with accreditation.

For a PDF copy of the Sheriffs Department 2005 report click here ( and give it time to download.)

The following news release went out earlier today.

NEWS RELEASE

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE

CONTACT Sergeant Phil Kasten, Carroll County Sheriff’s Office: (410) 386-2900

Sheriff’s Office awarded national Law Enforcement Accreditation”

Westminster, Carroll County, Maryland, July 31, 2006 ----

Sheriff Kenneth L. Tregoning is pleased to announce that the Carroll County Sheriff’s Office has successfully completed the Commission on Accreditation for Law Enforcement Agencies, Inc. (CALEA) Assessment Process and has been awarded “Law Enforcement Accreditation” status.

In a letter presented to Sheriff Tregoning during CALEA’s award ceremony this past weekend, the Commission’s Executive Director, Mr. Sylvester Daughtry, Jr. said, “… we commend you and the Carroll County Sheriff’s Office for demonstrating commitment to professional law enforcement in policy and practice.”

Law Enforcement Accreditation is a desirable award that denotes a commitment to professional excellence and competence.

Speaking on behalf of the Board of Carroll County Commissioners, Chief of Staff Mr. Steven Powell told CALEA Commissioners during Saturday’s hearing, “we enjoy the confidence that is inspired in our general public by the accreditation of our law enforcement team, [Carroll County Sheriff’s Office.]”

Joining the ranks of what Good Housekeeping Magazine recently identified as the best, most professional and attentive suburban law enforcement agencies in the United States, Sheriff Tregoning told CALEA Commissioners that, “usually the focus [on accreditation] is on the benefits to the agency, which is true; but more importantly it’s the public we serve.

A voluntary process, Law Enforcement Accreditation is administered, evaluated and monitored by the Commission on Accreditation for Law Enforcement Agencies, or CALEA.

A private national organization, the Commission is composed of leaders from law enforcement, the judiciary, public and private sectors, who ensure that law enforcement standards are professional, up-to-date and adequately address what law enforcement agencies should be doing to improve the quality of life in their communities and thereby achieve the Commission’s goals, which are to:

1. Strengthen crime prevention and control capabilities;

2. Formalize essential management and administrative procedures;

3. Establish fair and non-discriminatory personnel practices;

4. Improve service delivery;

5. Solidify interagency cooperation and coordination; and

6. Boost citizen and staff confidence in the agency.

Through this process, the Sheriff’s Office has received a professional independent stamp of approval officially verifying agency wide commitment to provide the highest level of law enforcement services.

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Additionally, the Carroll County Sheriffs Department web site gives us some background:

Westminster, Carroll County, Maryland, April 27, 2006 ---- On Saturday, April 22, 2006, the Carroll County Sheriff’s Office welcomed a team of assessors as part of a voluntary process to become the first accredited law enforcement agency to serve Carroll County.

Members of this team included Team Leader, Commissioner Janelle Crowley from the McHenry County, Illinois Sheriff’s Office; Captain John W. Headrick of the Blount County, Tennessee Sheriff’s Office; and Lieutenant Jason Moen of the Auburn Maine Police Department.

On behalf of the men and women of the Carroll County Sheriff’s Office, Sheriff Kenneth L. Tregoning would like to extend our heartfelt gratitude to the Assessment Team from CALEA for traveling to Carroll County and conducting such a thorough examination of our agency.

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