ACCREDITATION PUBLIC COMMENT

The Burlington County Sheriff’s Office is actively pursuing accreditation by the Commission on Accreditation of Law Enforcement Agencies (CALEA). The Sheriff's Office has been implementing the CALEA process as a guide to ensure the overall quality of the day-to-day operations. The process will help the Sheriff’s Office ensure that quality and comprehensive policies are in place, that appropriate reports are compiled to assist leadership in decision-making, and that regular quality checks are conducted on agency operations. The CALEA standards are provided to help agencies evaluate the internal operations in pursuit of always improving the public safety services to the communities they serve. The accreditation process consists of three major activities: statistical and annual reporting, annual file review and leadership interviews, and an on-site assessment of which the Burlington County Sheriff’s Office is actively trying to achieve.

CALEA provides a portal for the public to provide feedback on agency operations specific to standards compliance, which can be accessed HERE. Feedback goes directly to CALEA, who will send a copy to the Sheriff of Burlington County or his designee; the comments will be reviewed by CALEA Assessors as part of the next on-site assessment in 2025.