Sheriff Rick Ramsay announced Monday that a team of assessors from the Commission for Florida Law Enforcement Accreditation will arrive August 14 to examine all aspects of the Monroe County Sheriff’s Office policies and procedures, management, operations, and support services. The Sheriff’s Office must comply with an additional 107 standards on top of those required by the national Commission on Accreditation for Law Enforcement Agencies in order to receive Commission for Florida Law Enforcement Accreditation accredited status. Many of the standards are critical to life, health and safety issues.
As part of the on-site assessment, agency members and the general public are invited to offer comments to the assessment team. A copy of the standards is available through the Sheriff’s Office Public Information Officer at 305-292-7116.
For more information regarding Commission for Florida Law Enforcement Accreditation or for persons wishing to offer written comments about the Monroe County Sheriff’s Office’s ability to meet the standards of accreditation, please write:
CFA, P.O. Box 1489, Tallahassee, Florida 32302, or email to info@flaccreditation.org.
The Accreditation Program Manager for the Sheriff’s Office is Lt. Dennis Coleman. He said the assessment team is composed of law enforcement practitioners from similar agencies. The assessors will review written materials; interview individuals; and visit offices and other places where compliance can be witnessed. The Commission for Florida Law Enforcement Accreditation Assessment Team Leader is Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission Capt. David Pate. Other team members are Accreditation Manager Nick Haupt from Boca Raton Police Services Department and Rockledge Police Department Sgt. Chris Crawford.
Once the Commission’s assessors complete their review of the agency, they report back to the full Commission, which will then decide if the agency is to receive accredited status. Accreditation status is for three years. Verification by the team that Sheriff’s Office meets the Commission’s standards is part of a voluntary process to gain or maintain accreditation — a highly prized recognition of law enforcement professional excellence.