The NJ Police Chief Magazine Volume 24, Number 7 | Page 11
The New Jersey Police Chief Magazine | October 2018
NJSACOP LEAP Commission Holds Fall Hearing:
Awards 2nd, 3rd, and 4th Reaccreditation
By Harry J. Delgado, Ed.S. NJSACOP Accreditation Program Director
Accreditation is completely voluntary, but those who seek it are held to the absolute highest standards of law
enforcement excellence. Chief Ray Davis from Egg Harbor Township, expressed his sense of accomplishments upon
achieving their fourth reaccreditation, “every process of reaccreditation has it nuances, and it’s never the same”. The
Egg Harbor Township Police Department may be the first state accredited agency in New Jersey.
On Wednesday, October 17 th , thirteen (13) law enforcement agencies were invited to appear in front of the New
Jersey State Association of Chiefs of Police Accreditation Commission to state their case in pursuit of accreditation
after months of undergoing the rigorous process. Some agencies have invested years in pursuit of excellence by
following accepted state and national best practices in law enforcement.
As a way to introduce themselves, Chiefs and their representatives were asked to share the history of their agency,
especially anything unusual or unique, comments about their service with the department and that of their
accreditation manager, future issues confronting the agency, any unusual service or program that the Chief is
particularly proud of relating to their department. Finally they were asked to comment about their experience with
the NJSACOP Law Enforcement Accreditation Program.
Following the introductions, the New Jersey State Association of Chiefs of Police Accreditation Commission reviewed
the reports and testimony of these thirteen law enforcement agencies seeking either accreditation or reaccreditation
in the New Jersey State Association of Chiefs of Police Law Enforcement Accreditation Program (NJSACOP LEAP).
The standards used to determine whether or not a police agency may become accredited reflect the current thinking
and experience of law enforcement researchers and experts.
The following agencies received reaccreditation; the Passaic County Sheriff, the Delran Police Department 2 nd, the
Egg Harbor Township Police Department 4 th , the Mount Laurel Police Department 3 rd , the Hamilton Township Police
Department, the Secaucus Police Department, and the Chatham Borough Police Department. The Garfield Police
Department, North Brunswick Police Department, Plainfield Police Department, Little Falls Police Department,
Franklin Lakes Police Department and the Montclair Police Department received their initial accreditation.
Law enforcement associations, leading educational and training institutions, government agencies, and insurance
agencies have all acknowledged that any police agency who receives an accreditation certification is holding itself
and its officers to the absolute highest standards in the industry.
To date, over two hundred agencies have received accredited status through NJSACOP LEAP. For more information
about our program I may be reached at [email protected].
Members of Egg Harbor Township Police
Department (L) and Montclair Police
Department (R) at the NJSACOP LEAP Fall
Commission Hearing, October 17th, 2018.
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