CALEA Accreditation programs continuously undergo comprehensive reviews to remain contemporary and serve as the most recognized resource for best practices in the public safety industry. Specific content reviews often follow major changes in technology, legal rulings, lessons learned from critical events, and fluctuations in societal norms or perspectives.
The CALEA Standards for Public Safety Training Academies were first issued in January 2002. Since then, they have been regularly updated as necessary.
In 2022 a working group was formed to examine the CALEA Standards for Training Academies to ensure they comported with the current trends, practices, and contemporary thinking in the campus security environment.
During the Full Business Meeting in Montgomery, AL on March 22, 2024, the Commission voted to release a draft version of CALEA® Standards for Public Safety Training Academies, 3rd Edition for client review and comment. The draft edition will be posted for 30 days on CALEA.org. Feedback should be given by chapter with an indication in the comments section preceded by the standard number. (For example, 1.1.1 (M) Credentialing Program Documentation – the proposed revision is fine as written with the addition of XYZ.)
Deleted language is shown as red strikethrough. The proposed new language is shown as highlighted and in bold text.
The review period ended Sunday, May 12th, 2024.
1 Credentialing
2 Organization
3 Direction and Authority
4 Human Resources
5 Recruitment, Selection, Employment, and Promotion
6 Instructional Systems
7 Training Administration
8 Instructors
9 Students