Accreditation

The Pennsylvania Chiefs of Police Association introduced the Pennsylvania Law Enforcement Accreditation Program to the Commonwealth in July 2001. Since then, over 220 agencies have enrolled and 34 agencies have attained accredited status.

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 adapted 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 process culminates with a decision by an authoritative body that the institution is worthy of accreditation.

The Fairview Township Police Department received accreditation from the Pennsylvania Law Enforcement Accreditation Commission in February of 2001. At that time Fairview was one of only eleven police departments in Pennsylvania to reach this status.

The Police Department recently completed a reassessment in April 2007, and we have maintained our accredited status for another three years.

For more information or questions contact our Accreditation Manager, Lieutenant Scott Hockenberry. 901-5267 or shockenberry@fairviewpolice.org.