State of Illinois Accreditation Assessment Team invites public comment

A team from the Illinois Law Enforcement Accreditation Program (ILEAP) will be at the College of Lake County (CLC) Police Department on Nov. 23 at the CLC Police Department to determine if the CLC Police Department should receive Tier Level 1 re-accreditation.

The police department will be judged on the basis of 67 separate ILEAP standards regarding administration, operations, personnel and training. The department has been revising its policies and procedures in order to meet the standards set by ILEAP. In order to complete the accreditation process, the policies and procedures must not only reflect the standards established by ILEAP, all files developed must demonstrate and provide validation that the department is following all mandated ILEAP policies and procedures.

Accreditation will demonstrate the agency has achieved a level of professionalism among our law enforcement peers and validates the methods of service our members provide too the community in which they serve. In addition to improving our relationship with the CLC community, accreditation improves accountability while limiting liability and risk exposure.

In order to complete the process, two ILEAP assessors, Jeff Hamer of ILEAP, and William Glisson of the Aurora University Police Department, will conduct an on-site assessment of the CLC Department. Agency personnel, elected officials and members of the community are invited to offer comments during a public information call-in session on Nov. 23 between the hours of 11 a.m. and noon at (847) 543-3414. Telephone comments are limited to five minutes and must address the department’s ability to meet the ILEAP accreditation standards.