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4A Accreditation Policy & Procedure Page 2 of 3 enforcement membership associations. These associations are the International Association of Chiefs of Police (IACP), the National Organization of Black Law Enforcement Executives (NOBLE), the National Sheriff's Association (NSA), and the Police Executive Research Forum (PERF) CALEA has been establishing, publishing and promoting national standards for law enforcement agencies since the early 1980’s. Recognizing CALEA’s mission and ongoing efforts, the Massachusetts Police Accreditation Commission continues to use CALEA’s standards for national accreditation framework for state certification and accreditation. That means that some of the standards have been adopted as written by CALEA while others have been adopted with changes by the Commission; some minor and major to reflect pertinent state laws and regulations governing the standards subject matter. The Lexington Police Department will actively and continuously seek to comply with the standards applicable to this Department. The primary benefits associated with this voluntary commitment include, but are not limited to: 1. Improving the capability to prevent, control and investigate crime, apprehend offenders and recover stolen property. 2. Increasing efficiency and effectiveness in the delivery of law enforcement services. 3. Improving cooperation and coordination with other police departments and criminal justice agencies. 4. Increasing citizen and employee confidence in the goals, objectives, policies and practices of the Department. PROCEDURES A. ACCREDITATION STANDARDS 1. The accreditation standards will be maintained in the loose leaf notebooks distributed by CALEA titled Standards for Law Enforcement Agencies; The Standards Manual of the Law Enforcement Agency Accreditation Program. 2. The Captain of Administration, or his designee, shall be responsible for updating each standards manual maintained by this Department. 3. A standards manual will be available for review by any member of the Department. Command Staff officers will remain familiar with the standards manual and be able to use it as reference material.