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<br />COMMISSION ON ACCREDITATION FOR LAW ENFORCEMENT AGENCIES <br />Incorporated <br /> <br /> <br />10306 Eaton Place, Suite 320. Fairfax, Virginia 22030-2201. Toll Free (800) 368-3757. Fax (703) 591-2206' Email calea@calea.org <br /> <br />November 23 1998 <br /> <br />Carroll Buracker <br />Carroll Buracker & Associates, Inc. <br />1881 College Avenue <br />Harrison burg, VA 22801-6166 <br /> <br />Dear Mr. Buracker: <br /> <br />On behalf of the Commission on Accreditation for Law Enforcement Agencies, Inc, I <br />would like to commend the magnificent efforts of the Center for Public Safety, Inc. for its <br />assistance to public housing authority police in achieving professional recognition. I have <br />recently returned from the meeting in Knoxville, Tennessee. where two more departments <br />achieved this prestigious, international status with CPS' support. <br /> <br />In 1996, you involved CALEA when the U.S. Department of Housing & Urban <br />Development (OOD) awarded monetary grants to ten housing authority police departments. The <br />careful selection of CPS for provision of technical assistance and grant monitoring was a wise <br />decision. Among the grant requirements. each recipient had to apply for, and complete. the <br />accreditation program. Factoring in CPS' intimate knowledge of accreditation. both HUD and <br />the recipient agency benefited. For HUD, effective results could be tracked and monitored. For <br />the applicant agency. a blueprint was provided for achieving professional status, with an added <br />reward of international recognition when the job was done. <br /> <br />Early on. the talented, professional staff at CPS engaged CALEA, co-opting a successful <br />partnership between our organizations and the participating agency. The resulting triage was <br />mutually beneficial to all. As I write, six have benefited from CPS' expertise and have been <br />recognized by CALEA for their demonstration of professional excellence; three are still in <br />process. CALEA is pleased to add their names to its ever-increasing list of professional <br />organizations dedicated to improving delivery oflaw enforcement services in their communities. <br /> <br />j;(:;(,1; <br /> <br />On a personal note, I appreciate the confidence you. and the CPS membership, have had <br />in CALEA. Your knowledge, faith and commitment in the accreditation program not only <br />shepherded them into CALEA, but also helped them through every difficult stage of this program. <br />I hope we will soon have the opportunity to assist one another in the years to come. <br /> <br /> <br />~) <br />~~ <br /> <br />Ridiara F. Kittennan. Jr. <br />Executive Director. <br /> <br />"ACCREDITATION RECOGNIZES PROFESSIONAL EXCELLENCE" <br />