A team of assessors from the New Jersey State Association of Chiefs of Police will examine all aspects of the Moorestown police department’s policies and procedures, management, operations and support services.
Administered by the association, the accreditation program requires agencies to comply with best-practice standards in five areas: administrative, personnel, operations, investigation and arrestee/detainee.
“Verification by the team that the Moorestown Township Police Department meets the commission’s ‘best practice’ standards is part of a voluntary process to achieve accreditation, a highly prized recognition of law enforcement professional excellence”, said police Director Patrick J. Reilly, Jr.
As part of the final on-site assessment, employees and members of the public are invited to provide comments to the assessment team by telephone or email. The public may call (856) 235-1405, ext. 4320, on Monday from 10 to 11 a.m. Email comments can be sent to accreditation@moorestownpd.com.
Telephone comments are limited to five minutes and must address the agency’s ability to comply with the association’s standards. For more information about that, contact Lt. Andrew Weist at (856) 914-3041.
Anyone who wants to offer written comments about the police department’s ability to comply with accreditation is requested to email the accreditation program director at hdelgado@njsacop.org or write to the association’s Law Enforcement Accreditation Commission, 751 Route 73 North, Suite 12, Marlton, 08053.
The police department must comply with the association’s LEAP standards to achieve accreditation, which is valid for three years, during which the department must submit annual reports attesting to its continued compliance with the standards.
The association – through its New Jersey Law Enforcement Accreditation Commission – is the legitimate authority and accreditation agency in the state.
