CORNWALL, Ontario – Help trigger significant changes to the way police enforce the law in Cornwall this December.
Cornwall Community Police Service is seeking voluntary accreditation through the Commission of Accreditation for Law Enforcement Agencies, which recognizes excellence in law enforcement.
CCPS will be undergoing on-site assessment next month as part of the process, to verify that the department complies with standards in policy and procedures, operations, support services and administration, according to a news release.
There will be a public information session in the Community Room at the Seaway Valley Community Health Centre (353 Pitt Street), for people to voice their comments, Monday, Dec. 6, starting at 6 p.m.
“CCPS has to comply with 189 standards in order to maintain Basic Law Enforcement Accreditation status. Our service deserves to be formally recognized for its excellence. Successfully achieving Basic Law Enforcement Accreditation status with CALEA would provide us that recognition,” said CCPS Chief Daniel Parkinson.
Local residents unable to attend, may also call 613-933-5000 ext. 2691, on Monday December 7, between 2 and 4 p.m.
According to CCPS, telephone comments as well as appearances at the public information session are limited to 10 minutes, and must address the agency’s ability to comply with CALEA standards.
A copy of the standards is available at CCPS Pitt Street headquarters. For more information, contact is Carole Anne Levac, CALEA program manager for CCPS, at 613-933-5000 ext. 2403.
Anyone wishing to submit written comments about the CCPS department’s ability to comply with the standards can send them to the following address: Cornwall Community Police Service ‘Attention CALEA Accreditation Assessment Team’ 340 Pitt Street, P.O. Box 875, Cornwall, Ontario, K6H 5T7.
Levac says the assessment team is composed of public safety practitioners from similar, but out-of-province and country agencies, and will review written materials, interview individuals, visit offices, and other locations where compliance can be witnessed.
Basic Law Enforcement Accreditation is for three years, during which the agency must submit annual reports.
