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By Fiona Riley, Assistant News Editor • March 26, 2024

UPD passes accreditation test by outside agency

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The University Police Department was awarded a seal of approval Wednesday from the Commission on Accreditation for Law Enforcement Agencies. Hatchet File Photo

The University Police Department earned a stamp of approval from a top outside accrediting agency Wednesday, rounding out an approval process that has lasted the academic year.

The Commission on Accreditation for Law Enforcement Agencies awarded its third consecutive accreditation to UPD, which was judged on about 480 different standards, including training, personnel, hiring practices and use-of-force policies.

CALEA representatives elicited mostly positive feedback from the community in a sparsely attended forum in December. Two assessors also spent three days on campus that month and reviewed the UPD’s records from the past three years.

The international body first judged UPD in 2006 and re-accredited it three years later.

About 80 other campus security branches around the country are also involved in the CALEA certification program. UPD and the U.S. Capitol Police are the only District police departments with the certification.

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