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Policy & Procedure Page 1 of 3 Lexington Police Department Subject: Accreditation Policy Number: 4A Accreditation Standards: Reference: 11.4.3; 12.2.1 Effective Date: 3/11/13  New  Revised Revision Dates: 1/24/19 By Order of: Mark J. Corr, Chief of Police GENERAL CONSIDERATIONS AND GUIDELINES The Lexington Police Department has made a commitment to the accreditation process and has entered into an agreement with the Massachusetts Police Accreditation Program Commission. The Massachusetts Police Accreditation Program originated on October 17, 1996 through an executive Order of the Governor (No. 392). The Program was administered by a state agency known as the Massachusetts Police Accreditation Association, the Massachusetts Police Accreditation Coalition and the Massachusetts Executive Office of Public Safety. In February of 2004, the Massachusetts Police Accreditation Commission transitioned from a state agency to a private, non-profit organization now known as the “Massachusetts Police Accreditation Commission, Inc.”, hereinafter referred to as the “Commission.” The Commission operates as a non-profit corporation organized under Chapter 180 of the Massachusetts General Laws and is an organization described in 501(c)(3) of the Internal Revenue Code. The Commission consists of an eleven member Board of Directors. Six (6) members are appointed by the Massachusetts Chiefs of Police Association, two (2) by the Coalition of Accreditation Managers of Massachusetts (formerly the Massachusetts Police Accreditation Coalition), one (1) by the Massachusetts Municipal Association and one (1) by the Massachusetts Police Association. The Eleventh member is elected by a majority of the Board of Directors and must be affiliated with an academic institution. The Commission’s objective is to encourage the highest level of professionalism and integrity in the delivery of police services within the Commonwealth. To that end, the Commission develops standards for police voluntary certification and accreditation. It determines which standards are mandatory and which are optional, and oversees an assessment process by which agencies demonstrating compliance with its standards can be recognized. The Commission on Accreditation for Law Enforcement Agencies, Inc. (CALEA) was created in 1979 and derives its authority from the combined efforts of four major law