Lakeland Police Prepare for CALEA Reaccreditation: Input from the Public is Welcomed

The Lakeland Police Department is scheduled for an on-site assessment as part of a program to achieve CALEA re-accreditation by verifying it meets professional standards. This onsite will take place starting on December 9th and concluding on December 12th. The onsite will include a static display on Sunday morning followed by tour of the Department. At any time during the onsite, the assessors may ask to speak with or ride along with members of the Department as part of the assessment process.

As part of the on-site assessment, agency employees and members of the community are invited to offer comments at a public information session Monday, December 10, 2007, at 7:00 PM. The session will be conducted in the LPD Community Room located at 219 North Massachusetts Avenue, Lakeland, Florida.

Agency employees and the public are also invited to offer comments by calling (863) 834-8996 on Monday, December 10th between the hours of 2:00 PM and 4:00 PM. Comments will be taken by the Assessment Team.

Telephone comments as well as appearances at the public information session are limited to 10 minutes and must address the agency’s ability to comply with CALEA standards. A copy of the standards is available at the Department’s Accreditation Office. For more information please contact the Department’s Accreditation Manager, Detective Stephen Bucklin, at 834-8907.

Anyone wishing to submit written comments about the Lakeland Police Department’s ability to comply with the standards for accreditation may send them to the Commission on Accreditation for Law Enforcement Agencies, Inc. (CALEA) 10302 Eaton Place, Suite 100, Fairfax, Virginia, 22030-2215.

- Det. Steve Bucklin, Accreditation Manager