One of the promises Guilford County Sheriff Danny Rogers made when he ran for that office in 2018 is that he would work toward CALEA accreditation for the Sheriff’s Department – and, just in time for the 2021 holiday season, the department has earned that honor.
The Commission on Accreditation with Law Enforcement Agencies (CALEA) awarded the accreditation after the department successfully completed an exhaustive, lengthy, multi-step process and then passed the “Commissioner’s Review” – the final step in the credentialing process before the CALEA Board of Commissioners offered its positive decision.
According to a press release from the Sheriff’s Department, accreditation means that the law enforcement agency “meets professional standards and best law enforcement practices.”
The department received the honor on Friday, Nov. 19 after meeting a long list of requirements with regard to its policies and procedures, administrative operations and service offerings.
The press release stated that the department “voluntarily accepted the challenge to comply with a body of professional standards developed by CALEA for law enforcement agencies.”
It added that Rogers and his staff had “worked diligently to bring accountability and transparency to the Guilford County Sheriff’s Office” and it stated that “connecting with an internationally accrediting body has brought this to fruition.”
This week, department officials are publicly offering thanks to members of the community, elected officials, department employees and everyone else who played a role in the successful accreditation effort.
One of the final steps in the process came in June, when CALEA invited both positive and negative feedback about the department from county residents and department employees alike.
CALEA was formed in 1979 as a credentialing authority. It was a joint effort of the International Association of Chiefs of Police, the National Organization of Black Law Enforcement Executives and the National Sheriffs’ Association.
Still won’t get my vote….nice try Danny.
How much did this cost the taxpayers? I have a ballpark figure of 20-25 thousand dollars that is paid to CALEA. This doesn’t include the cost of re-accreditation every few years for another modest fee of $15,000 – $20,000. The Sheriff’s Office already had policies and procedures in place and these followed many of the CALEA standards and it didn’t take a group of outside persons to approve them. These policies and procedures worked great for the Sheriff’s Office for over two decades. During this time we were truly the best agency in the state and we had many awards to back this up. As someone else stated NICE TRY DANNY! You will be a one term sheriff and there is nothing that CALEA can do to help you. The sad thing about the sheriff’s office is that it didn’t take long to go from the best to one of the worst law enforcement agencies in the state. Can’t blame this on COVID. Command staff better start looking for a job. The year will go by fast and the primaries will be here soon and I don’t expect Danny to make it through the primary election. Wise up demoncrats.
PHIL BYRD FOR SHERIFF 2022 !
Elections are coming soon maybe you should put in an application for dog catcher danny at least you can have a chance to not be employed
Yay we have an piece of paper. To bad we are short dozens of deputy’s, crime is running wild, and our sheriff is a domestic abuser who was fired from the a High Point police department. Can rogers even own a gun with his record ?
Ah, CALEA. The best accreditation money can buy. Step 1, pay them money. Step 2, appear to do what they say. Step 3, they say good job. What a sham. I would like to know if anyone who paid the fees to CALEA has ever failed to be CALEA certified? Bet not.
I was disappointed to learn that the people of Guilford County voted Rogers in in place of BJ,in the last election.I think that we need to replace our current sheriff with a new person who has the whole county to protect.Is it true that Rogers actually bought this calea certification???????
You pay CALEA a fee which varies by the size of the agency. The sheriff’s office most likely paid $15,000.00-$25,000.00. CALEA gives you recommendations for policies and procedures and if you write your policies and procedures according to these recommendations you become CALEA certified. Don’t know of any agencies that paid the fees and was not certified so you can actually say the certification was bought. I believe that ever four years CALEA conducts an audit for re-certification and you again pay an enormous $15,000.00 + fee to remain CALEA Certified. The Guilford County Sheriff’s Office was CALEA certified when Danny Rogers was fired by Sheriff Burch!
How many JOB OPEN ARE THERE IN THE SHERIFFS OFFICE????????????
I must admit I was NOT happy when Rogers won. That said, he seems to be doing a decent job (not based mainly on this article – based on interaction with the Dept and some people I know who deal with them professionally, and yes, legally). I wish I could say the same for the idiot Dems on the county commission, but it appears only one Dem there has an actual brain (a second guy is attempting to grow one – let’s hope he does). No idea who I will vote for in the next election, and there are WAY too many sheepish Democrats in office in Guilford County and Greensboro, but at least Rogers has been better than expected. ♀️
Does joining CALEA mean they aren’t allowed to kill prisoners anymore? If so, I’m sure some deputies will quit.
Killing prisoners? What a stupid comment!
Tuna you should move to a Blue state
The biggest fraud ever perpetrated on the tax paying public. A colossal waste of money for something that means nothing.