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Notice of Upcoming Assessment for Accreditation |
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Chief Albertelli is pleased to announce that a team of assessors from the Massachusetts Police Accreditation Commission
is scheduled to arrive on Monday, April 27th, 2009 to begin examining various aspects of this police department's
policies and procedures, operations and facilities. Verification by the assessment team that the Winchester Police Department meets the Commission's standards is part of a voluntary process to gain state accreditation -- a self-initiated evaluation process by which police departmments strive to meet and maintain standards that have been established for the profession, by the profession. The accreditation program consists of 153 mandatory standards as well as 123 optional standards. In order to achieve accreditation status, the department must meet all applicable mandatory standards as well as 60 percent of the optional standards. Achieving accreditation is a highly prized recognition of law enforcement professional excellence. Anyone interested in learning more about this program is invited to call Chief Albertelli or the Department's Accreditation Manager, Lt MacDonnell. |