Accreditation Assessment Team to Review UAPD Policies and Procedures

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Commission on Accreditation for Law Enforcement Agencies Inc.

FAYETTEVILLE, Ark. —A team of assessors from the Commission on Accreditation for Law Enforcement Agencies Inc. will arrive April 8 to examine all aspects of the University of Arkansas Police Department’s policy and procedures, management, operation, and support services, Director Lawrence Slamons announced Thursday.

Verification by the team that the University of Arkansas Police Department meets the commission’s state-of-the-art standards is part of a voluntary process to gain accreditation, a highly prized recognition of law enforcement professional excellence, Slamons said. This is the fourth on-site assessment of UAPD, which was initially accredited by the commission in July 1995. At that time, UAPD became the first nationally accredited law enforcement agency in the state of Arkansas.

As part of the on-site assessment, agency employees and members of the community are invited to offer comments at a public information session at 7 p.m.Monday, April 10. The session will be conducted in the Media Room at Bud Walton Arena, located at 1240 West Leroy Pond Drive on the University of Arkansas campus.

Individual who cannot speak at the public information session but would still like to provide comments to the assessment team may do so by telephone. The public may call (479) 957-7309 on Monday, April 10, between the hours of 1 p.m. and 5 p.m.