Full Notification

A team of assessors from the Commission of Accreditation for Law Enforcement Agencies, Inc. (CALEA) will arrive August 14, 2016 to examine all aspects of the Hamilton County Sheriff’s Office. Areas to be examined include policy and procedures, management, operations, and support services. The Hamilton County Sheriff’s Office must comply with 188 standards in order to gain re-accreditation status.

As part of the on-site assessment, agency employees and members of the community are invited to offer comments at a public information session on Monday August 15, 2016 at 7:00pm. The session will be conducted at the Hamilton County Judicial Center Commissioner Court Room located at One Hamilton County Square, Noblesville IN.

Agency employees and members of the community are also invited to offer comments by calling (317) 776-8499 on Monday, August 15, 2016 between the hours of 2:00pm and 4:00pm. Comments will be taken by the assessment team.

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. Copies of the standards are available at the Hamilton County Sheriff’s Office located at 18100 Cumberland Road, Noblesville, IN. Local contact is Tim Garner, and he can be reached at 317-773-1872.

Anyone wishing to submit written comments about the Hamilton County Sheriff’s Office’s ability to comply with the standards for accreditation may send them to the Commission on Accreditation for Law Enforcement, Inc. (CALEA), 13575 Heathcote Boulevard, Suite 320 Gainesville, Virginia, 20155

The assessment team is composed of law enforcement practitioners from similar but out-of-state agencies. The assessors will review written materials, interview individuals, observe procedures, and visit offices and places where compliance can be witnessed. The assessors are: Chief Phillip S. Kasten, current Chief of Police for the Town of Hartford, Vermont and Ms. Nora Ackerley who works as the Accreditation Manager, Grants Administrator, Police Planner, Policy Writer, and producer of the department’s annual report at the Bartlett, Illinois Police Department. Once the commission’s assessors complete their review of the agency, they report back to the full commission which will then decide if the re-accreditation will be granted.

The accreditation period will change from a three year to a four year process upon completion of this re-accreditation. The new process will require the agency to submit annual reports attesting the continued compliance with standards under which it was initially accredited. This is the second re-accreditation process for the Hamilton County Sheriff’s Office. Accreditation was first obtained in November 2010.

For more information regarding, the Commission on Accreditation for Law Enforcement, Inc. (CALEA) please write to the Commission at 13575 Heathcote Boulevard, Suite 320 Gainesville, Virginia 20155; call (703) 352-4225 or email [email protected].