The Professional Standards Division is the entity within the police department that helps to ensure the quality of the services being offered to our citizens. This entity contains the following units:
Accreditation
Background Investigations
Internal Affairs Unit
Recruiting
Staff Inspections Unit
Training
Accreditation
The Department received CALEA Accreditation (Commission on Accreditation for Law Enforcement Agencies) in March 2014. For more information on CALEA Accreditation, visit their website.
Internal Affairs Unit
The Internal Affairs Unit is responsible for overseeing investigations into police department staff conduct. Some complaints are generated by citizens, but more are generated internally as part of our stringent review processes. The following table represents all investigations conducted for calendar year 2016.