The Mt. Laurel Police Department is scheduled for an on-site assessment on Monday, Aug. 24, as part of its program to achieve accreditation by verifying that it meets recognized professional best practices.
Administered by the New Jersey State Association of Chiefs of Police, the accreditation program requires agencies to comply with best practice standards in five basic areas: the administrative function, the personnel function, the operations function, the investigative function, and the arrestee/detainee function.
Agency employees and the public are invited to offer comments by calling (856) 234–1414, ext. 1591 on Aug. 24 between the hours of 10 a.m. and noon. Comments will be taken by the assessment team. Email comments can be sent to the police department at wbaskay@mountlaurelpd.org.
Telephone comments are limited to five minutes and must address the agency’s ability to comply with the NJSACOP standards. A copy of the standards is available for inspection at the Mt. Laurel Police Department, 100 Mt. Laurel Road. Contact Lt. William Baskay at (856) 234–1414, ext. 1551 for more information.
Anyone wishing to submit written comments about the Mt. Laurel Police Department’s ability to comply with the standards for accreditation may send them by email to Harry J Delgado, Ed.S Accreditation Program Manager, hdelgado@njsacop.org, by phone at (856) 334–8943, or write to the New Jersey State Association of Chief’s of Police, Law Enforcement Accreditation Commission at 751 Route 73 North, Suite 12, Marlton, N.J. 08053.
