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Accreditation Benefits As They Apply To The Roseville Police Department The following italicized items are from the CALEA WebSlte. Per CALEA, these are benefits to an accreditated agency. Accreditated status makes it easier for agencies to purchase police liability insurance; allows agencies to increase the limit of their insurance coverage more easily; and, in many cases, results in lower premiums. Per Brenda Davitt, City of Roseville Assistant Finance Director, the department does not receive lower insurance premiums as an accreditated agency. Accreditated agencies are better able to defend themselves against lawsuits and citizen complaints. Many agencies report a decline in legal actions against them, once they become accreditated. Accreditated agencies are better able to defend themselves against lawsuits and citizen complaints. Many agencies report a decline in legal actions against them, once they become accreditated. The Roseville Police Department has not been the recipient of a lawsuit since the inception of the accreditation process. The police department handles citizen's complains internally and is required by internal policy to follow procedures necessary to guarantee closure of the issue. The department also, per established policy, handles internal investigations. Accreditation standards give the Chief Executive Officer a proven management system of written directives, sound training, clearly defined lines of authority, and routine reports that support deC/si0►t- making and resource allocation. The Roseville Police Department had a policy and procedure manual in place prior to accreditation. It's interesting to note, that because of the time and effort involved in producing proofs of compliance to accreditation standards, our agency's policy and procedure manual is out of date (i.e., some policies are still carrying Chief's Zelinsky's signature-retired in 1995). The policy and procedure manual is distributed and available to all employees in the agency. The agency does need an office procedure manual. Here again, due to the time and effort involved in producing proofs of compliance to accreditation standards, we have had to time to generate such a manual. The agency also needs a training/work instruction manual for front office staff which we have not had time to compile. Every officer hired by the department goes through an extensive and thorough FTO program as defined by agency policy and adhered to via the agenc�r's FTO training manual. Officers are required to take certain refresher courses on a regular basis (i.e., 1 S Resonder/OSHA, use of force, legal update, pursuit/defensive driving). The department's deputy chief is responsible for training of officers, and ongoing and new training is itemized and budgeted for on an annual basis. The department generates a series of monthly reports that include tracking committed officer time, an investigators activity report, and crime reports. These reports are distributed to the department's management team. A daily log (24 hour) is kept in each district squad and is required to be updated by each officer using the vehicle. Front office criminal reporting activity is monitored by the state's BCA.