Keller Police are scheduled for an assessment as part of their national reaccreditation process later this month and residents will have two opportunities to share comments with the assessment team.
Administered by the Commission on Accreditation for Law Enforcement Agencies, Inc., the national accreditation program requires agencies to comply with state-of-the-art standards in four basic areas: policy and procedures, administration, operations and support services. Keller PD first earned accreditation from the commission in 2006. The department’s emergency dispatchers earned their own accreditation in 2018, becoming the first regional dispatch in Texas to meet the commission’s standards.
As part of the on-site assessment, agency employees and members of the community are invited to offer comments at a public information session scheduled for 6 p.m. Monday, March 21 at Keller Town Hall, 1100 Bear Creek Pkwy. Those unable to attend in person may instead offer comments to the CALEA assessment team prior to the public meeting by calling 769-969-9184 for the Law Enforcement Assessment and/or 817-743-4599 for the Communications (911 dispatch) Assessment from 1-3 p.m. the same day.
Comments made in person or over the phone are limited to 10 minutes and must address the department’s ability to comply with CALEA standards. A copy of those standards is available for review from KPD’s Professional Standard Unit at 817-743-4543. Individuals or organizations wishing to submit written comments may send them to: Commission on Accreditation for Law Enforcement Services, Inc. (CALEA), 13575 Heathcote Boulevard, Ste. 320, Gainesville, Virginia 20155 or via the Contact Us form at calea.org.
