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Accreditation

In 1988, the Washington State Patrol (WSP) became just the third state law enforcement agency to receive accreditation from the Commission on Accreditation for Law Enforcement Agencies (CALEA).

In order to receive law enforcement accreditation from CALEA, police agencies must comply with 459 standards that detail every major aspect of law enforcement, including: Traffic operations, crime analysis, performance evaluation, recruitment, evidence collection, strategic planning, public information, communications, and active threats. These standards are designed to make an agency more efficient, accountable, and responsive to the needs of citizens.

If you have a comment, commendation, or other information regarding the agency’s quality of service or other information relevant to the CALEA accreditation process, click here.

Comments must address the agency’s ability to comply with CALEA’s standards. For Information about the standards, please go to the following links:

• Law Enforcement: https://www.calea.org/node/11406
• Public Safety Communications: https://www.calea.org/standards-titles
• Training: https://www.calea.org/node/11406

2022 marks 34 years of consecutive CALEA Law Enforcement Accreditation for the Washington State Patrol, and as we hit that milestone, we have also achieved initial accreditation for our Communications Division and Training Academy!  With this accomplishment, the WSP has become the 27th agency internationally (and the 6th U.S. state agency) to receive the CALEA Tri-Arc Award!  You can read more about the WSP receiving the Tri-Arc Award on our blog, InsideOut.

Click here to access our 2020 Law Enforcement Web-Based Assessment Results.

Click here to access our 2020 Communications Division Web-Based Assessment Results.

Click here to access our 2020 Training Academy Web-Based Assessment Results.

For further information on the Accreditation Process at (360) 596-4000 or SPAsubmissions@wsp.wa.gov.