2013 HIGHLIGHTS SUMMARY S
taff changes during 2013 included the announcement in January by Sylvester Daughtry, Jr. that he would retire at the end on the year, concluding 15 years as CALEA Executive Director and nine years as a Commissioner, including three as Chairperson/President. In April, Deputy Director/Chief of Staff W. Craig Hartley, Jr., who has been with CALEA since 2008, was selected to fill the position starting January 1, 2014.
Additionally, Regional Program Manager Dennis Hyater retired in February after 21 years at CALEA. Two part-time regional program managers were hired, Vincent A. Dauro and Mark S. Mosier, and the position of Lorena P. Singer, as the representa- tive to Latin America, was restructured to a regional program manager position. This additional staffing increases the support for client agencies and provides more regional services.
The CALEA Board was joined by two new Commissioners begin- ning in January, Anthony B. Purcell and Edward R. “Eddie” Tallon. At the end of 2013, CALEA Chairperson Louis M. Dekmar concluded 10 years as a Commissioner, the last five as Chairper- son/President and Commissioners Debra M. Baker and Barton R. Voigt also left the CALEA Board, each after three years.
Multiple updates were made to the CALEA electronic publica- tions, maintained by PowerDMS™ over the year: the CALEA® Process and Programs Guide (CPPG) was revised; a Spanish version of the Standards for Law Enforcement Agencies was published; and each of the individual standards manuals were updated to reflect the changes approved by the Standards Review and Interpretation Committee (SRIC).
CALEA and the International City and County Management Asso- ciation (ICMA) announced plans to work collectively to meet both organizations’ core missions. This partnership is one that will be appreciated by many, as a large percentage of the local govern- ment officials from locations with CALEA accredited agencies are members of ICMA who have a keen interest in the benefits derived by their public safety institutions from CALEA Accreditation.
The Commission revised the criteria for the CALEA® Accreditation with Excellence Award after careful review and considerable discussion. The new policy criteria promote a
more objective evaluation and no longer require agencies to submit an application for consideration for the award. It also requires the assessment to have been conducted under the CALEA®
Gold Standard Assessment model.
For agencies that qualify, the CALEA® Gold Standard Assessment (GSA) continues to produce the desired return on investment for participating agencies that was anticipated when it was developed. CALEA Assessors received training throughout the year in preparation for conducting the new GSA assessment model.
The online CALEA Sample Policy Library was launched in June as an invaluable resource for client agencies for shap- ing or creating directives that satisfy CALEA Accreditation requirements. It is structured to enable a search for a policy by program manual, chapter, standard, and agency. The library has the capacity to amass multiple sample policies for every standard in all the CALEA credentialing programs.
The Client-to-Peer Recruitment Incentive Program, which is in effect for 2013-2014, was launched. The program gives credit to be applied toward future CALEA Conference atten- dance costs to representatives of currently enrolled CALEA agencies and active CALEA assessors who are directly respon- sible for the recruitment of agencies signing a CALEA Enroll- ment Agreement.
CALEA Vice-Chairperson J. Grayson Robinson continued to provide leadership as CALEA participated in the review of a proposed audit tool to support the Prison Rape Elimination Act (PREA) standards for Prisons and Jails, Juvenile Facilities, Lockups, and Community Confinement Facilities. In prepa- ration to support the future needs of our law enforcement clients, CALEA is supporting this process to help ensure the tool appropriately solicits information to confirm compliance. CALEA aspires to develop a cadre of assessors that will be certi- fied to use the tool for the purpose of auditing client agencies against the respective standards at an agency’s request.
At years end, CALEA had 1029 clients enrolled, reflecting a 93.7% retention rate and a total of 73 new clients for the year.
From Left to Right: CALEA Chair Louis M. Dekmar and from the Charleston Area Conference Banquet are: Chief Kenneth Meola, Keene (NH) Police Department; Lt. Marianne Daly, Connecticut State Police; Chief Richard St. Sauveur, Jr., Smithfield (RI) Police Department; Deputy Chief Robert VanNieuwenhuyze, Smithfield (RI) Police Department; Sgt. Dennis Courtemanche, Smithfield (RI) Police Department; and Capt. Steven Russo, Keene (NH) Police Department.
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