Behind the Badge
Tustin Police Department aims to re-up ‘gold standard’ CALEA approval
0For the fourth time in nearly a decade, the Tustin Police Department is working to earn what’s described as the “gold standard in public safety.” That standard is a seal of approval from the Commission on Accreditation for Law Enforcement Agencies (CALEA), a Gainesville, Va.-based group created in 1979 to serve as a credentialing authority through the joint efforts of law enforcement’s major executive associations, according to its website. Essentially, police departments boasting a CALEA seal have demonstrated compliance with high public safety industry standards. Tustin first earned CALEA’s honor in 2011, an effort spearheaded by then-Police Chief Scott Jordan.…
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