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West Monroe Police Department was the FIRST police department in the state of Louisiana to earn national accreditation status. First accredited in1993 under a five year plan, West Monroe Police Department was re-accredited in 1998. Soon after, the re-accreditation time frame was changed to every three years. In year 2001, West Monroe Police Department achieved their second re-accreditation status and it's third in November of 2004.
The Accreditation Manager is responsible for assuring the department maintains compliance with over 400 standards as written by the Commission for Accreditation of Law Enforcement Agencies, also known as CALEA. Major James Keys took the job as Accreditation Manager in 2009. The Accreditation Manager ensures all reports, analyses and other data management are kept current for the re-accreditation process. Another duty of the Accreditation Manager is updating the Standard Operating Procedure manual so as to be compliant with CALEA as well as with state and federal laws.
The public is encouraged to contact the Accreditation Manager if they have any questions or comments concerning accreditation or professional standards. The Accreditation Manager can be reached at 318-397-6785.
