{"233321":{"#nid":"233321","#data":{"type":"news","title":"GTPD Earns Prestigious Law Enforcement Accreditation","body":[{"value":"\u003Cp\u003EThe Georgia Tech Police Department (GTPD) recently joined the ranks of a select group of 59 college and university police departments in the country that are accredited by the Commission on Accreditation for Law Enforcement Agencies (CALEA).\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003E\u201cTo make this happen, we had to show compliance with 480 standards set forth by CALEA,\u201d said GTPD Chief Teresa Crocker. \u201cIt\u2019s an honor to be recognized by such a\u0026nbsp; prestigious organization, but attaining this accreditation is one of several steps along our path to pursuing professional excellence.\u201d\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003ECALEA was created in 1979 as a national credentialing authority when several law enforcement agencies, including the International Association of Chiefs of Police and the National Sheriffs\u2019 Association, decided to join forces.\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003ETo earn the accreditation, which is valid for three years, GTPD had to demonstrate compliance with CALEA standards including those related to crime prevention and community development, criminal investigations, and critical incidents.\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003E\u201cOne of the main reasons we participated in this process is it enabled us to develop a comprehensive set of written directives for GTPD,\u201d Crocker said. \u201cBut it also helped us strengthen the department\u2019s accountability.\u201d\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003EFor more information, contact \u003Ca href=\u0022mailto:teresa.crocker@police.gatech.edu\u0022\u003ECrocker\u003C\/a\u003E.\u003C\/p\u003E","summary":null,"format":"limited_html"}],"field_subtitle":"","field_summary":[{"value":"\u003Cp\u003EThe Georgia Tech Police Department (GTPD) recently joined the ranks of a select group of 59 college and university police departments in the country that are accredited by the Commission on Accreditation for Law Enforcement Agencies (CALEA).\u003C\/p\u003E","format":"limited_html"}],"field_summary_sentence":[{"value":"The Georgia Tech Police Department (GTPD) recently joined the ranks of a select group of 59 college and university police departments in the country that are accredited by the Commission on Accreditation for Law Enforcement Agencies (CALEA)."}],"uid":"27445","created_gmt":"2013-09-03 10:25:57","changed_gmt":"2016-10-08 03:14:49","author":"Amelia Pavlik","boilerplate_text":"","field_publication":"","field_article_url":"","dateline":{"date":"2013-09-02T00:00:00-04:00","iso_date":"2013-09-02T00:00:00-04:00","tz":"America\/New_York"},"extras":[],"hg_media":{"233271":{"id":"233271","type":"image","title":"GTPD Earns CALEA Accreditation","body":null,"created":"1449243627","gmt_created":"2015-12-04 15:40:27","changed":"1475894906","gmt_changed":"2016-10-08 02:48:26","alt":"GTPD Earns CALEA Accreditation","file":{"fid":"197604","name":"calea_080313.jpg","image_path":"\/sites\/default\/files\/images\/calea_080313_0.jpg","image_full_path":"http:\/\/www.tlwarc.hg.gatech.edu\/\/sites\/default\/files\/images\/calea_080313_0.jpg","mime":"image\/jpeg","size":2921077,"path_740":"http:\/\/www.tlwarc.hg.gatech.edu\/sites\/default\/files\/styles\/740xx_scale\/public\/images\/calea_080313_0.jpg?itok=IKAZUBba"}}},"media_ids":["233271"],"related_links":[{"url":"http:\/\/www.police.gatech.edu\/","title":"Georgia Tech Police Department"}],"groups":[{"id":"1214","name":"News Room"}],"categories":[{"id":"42901","name":"Community"},{"id":"129","name":"Institute and Campus"}],"keywords":[{"id":"72711","name":"CALEA accreditation"},{"id":"72721","name":"Commission on Accreditation for Law Enforcement Agencies"},{"id":"3390","name":"Georgia Tech Police Department"},{"id":"2543","name":"GTPD"},{"id":"167060","name":"safety"}],"core_research_areas":[],"news_room_topics":[{"id":"71871","name":"Campus and Community"}],"event_categories":[],"invited_audience":[],"affiliations":[],"classification":[],"areas_of_expertise":[],"news_and_recent_appearances":[],"phone":[],"contact":[{"value":"\u003Cp\u003E\u003Ca href=\u0022mailto:amelia.pavlik@comm.gatech.edu\u0022\u003EAmelia Pavlik\u003C\/a\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003EInstitute Communications\u003Cbr \/\u003E404-385-4142\u003C\/p\u003E","format":"limited_html"}],"email":[],"slides":[],"orientation":[],"userdata":""}}}