Chief Brett West is proud to announce that the Gwinnett County Police Department has successfully attained accreditation for the ninth time from the Commission on Accreditation for Law Enforcement Agencies, Inc. GCPD was initially accredited in 1993 with reassessments now occurring every four years. Only approximately 4 percent of more than 18,000 law enforcement agencies nationwide can claim the recognition of being a CALEA accredited law enforcement agency.

Due to the ongoing global pandemic, this year’s Commission hearing was conducted virtually on Thursday, November 12. The Commission voted unanimously to re-accredit the Gwinnett County Police Department. By attaining accreditation status, the Gwinnett County Police Department has demonstrated compliance with more than four hundred standards that CALEA has established to promote fair and professional law enforcement services in the areas of policy, procedures, management, and operations.

The Commission on Accreditation for Law Enforcement Agencies, Inc. is an independent nationally accrediting authority formed in 1979 by four major law enforcement membership associations: the International Association of Chiefs of Police, the National Organization of Black Law Enforcement Executives, the National Sheriff's Association, and the Police Executive Research Forum. For more information, please visit CALEA.org.