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St. Helens Police Department Earns Accreditation
Tuesday, February 21, 2017 - 6:00pm
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
April 14, 2017
St. Helens, Ore. – After many months of hard work, the St. Helens Police Department has earned accreditation through the Oregon Accreditation Alliance. Police Chief Terry Moss and Police Support Specialist Malinda Duran were formally presented with an accreditation plaque on Thursday, April 13, at the Oregon Association Chiefs of Police annual conference in Bend.
There are approximately 175 law enforcement agencies in Oregon. The St. Helens Police Department now joins only 40 other agencies in the state to earn accreditation and is the first law enforcement agency in Columbia County to become accredited.
“This is a huge milestone for the St. Helens Police Department,” said Chief Terry Moss. “To hear the onsite assessor’s positive comments about our agency and our staff reaffirms the work done by an outstanding group of men and women. I am incredibly proud of each of our officers and support team members for the part that each of them had in our success.”
To become accredited, an agency generally takes an average of 18-24 months to prepare for the required onsite assessment. During this time, the agency documents its compliance with Oregon Accreditation Alliance (OAA) standards, reviews all agency policies and procedures, and must update or revise any deficiencies before an onsite assessment occurs. One or more assessors then perform an onsite assessment to review the agency’s policies, procedures, and practices against the OAA’s standards to ensure the necessary compliance is met. A report is compiled and forwarded to the OAA Board for review and then a nomination to award accreditation is made.
The OAA was formed to provide Oregon law enforcement agencies with a method of measuring their performance and accountability, regardless of the size or type of agency. All mandatory standards come from the Commission on Accreditation of Law Enforcement Agencies (CALEA) and are intended to increase the level of professionalism among law enforcement agencies and better serve Oregon communities.
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For further information regarding the St. Helens Police Department’s accreditation, please contact St. Helens Police Department Chief Terry Moss at 503-397-3333, extension 219 or 503-397-1521 or by email at terrym@ci.st-helens.or.us.
