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On July 9th, 2005, the Pennsylvania Law Enforcement Accreditation Commission awarded accredited status to The Pennsylvania State Capitol Police. Representatives of the Capitol Police management staff will officially receive the accreditation certification on July 11th, 2005 during the annual Chiefs of Police Conference in Valley Forge , Pennsylvania . Becoming an accredited agency holds the police department to a higher standard and creates a sense of pride among the Officers.
On July 28th, 2007, the Commission on Accreditation for Law Enforcement Agencies, Inc. (CALEA) awarded International Law Enforcement Accreditation to The Pennsylvania State Capitol Police. Representatives of the Capitol Police management staff received the award during the CALEA Conference in Montreal, Quebec Canada. The Pennsylvania State Capitol Police is the 3rd Capitol Police Agency in the United States, and the 9th Pennsylvania Agency to receive International Law Enforcement Accreditation from CALEA. There are currently 606 total Agencies that hold this honor, 594 in the United States, and 12 from various other countries.
Accreditation is a progressive and time-proven way of helping institutions evaluate and improve their overall performance. The cornerstone of this strategy lies in the promulgation of standards containing a clear statement of professional objectives. Participating administrators then conduct a thorough analysis to determine how existing operations can be adopted to meet these objectives. When the procedures are in place, a team of independent professionals is assigned to verify that all applicable standards have been successfully implemented.
The Pennsylvania State Capitol Police currently with 145 members, was established in 1895 as the first Pennsylvania Police Agency under Commonwealth jurisdiction and is second only to the Texas Rangers as oldest state police organization in the United States .
The Capitol Police is a multi-faceted law enforcement agency with varied responsibilities. In the "post 9/11 era" it has been charged with maintaining a safe environment for employees and visitors while on state property, the investigation of all crimes committed within its jurisdiction, as well as the protection of the property and grounds throughout the Capitol Complex and at the state office buildings in Philadelphia, Pittsburgh, and Scranton. These services are accomplished by foot patrol, K-9 patrol, bike or vehicle patrol as well as a myriad of technological mechanisms and systems.
Great pride is taken in the Pennsylvania State Capitol Police as well as the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania .
For more information on the Pennsylvania Law Enforcement Accreditation process, please click on the link below.
http://www.pachiefs.org/accreditation.htm
For more information on the Commission on Accreditation for Law Enforcement Agencies, Inc., please click on the link below.
http://www.calea.org
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