Oakland County sheriff’s office receives accreditation for best practices

The Oakland County Sheriff’s Workplace, one of many largest regulation enforcement businesses within the state, is accredited by the Michigan Regulation Enforcement Accreditation Fee.

It’s the first time the division has obtained the standard ranking and Sheriff Michael Bouchard known as it “a gratifying milestone.”

To acquire accreditation, an company should show that it meets 108 requirements for insurance policies, procedures, administration, operations and assist companies. The information is reviewed and verified by exterior examiners.

The Michigan Affiliation of Chiefs of Police used a federal grant to create the Michigan Regulation Enforcement Accreditation Program in 2016 and the Michigan Sheriffs’ Affiliation joined in 2020. The Oakland County Sheriff’s Workplace utilized for accreditation in 2023.

Matthew Silverthorn, accreditation director for the Affiliation of State Police Chiefs, in contrast the validation course of to the way in which medical professionals receive board certification, an indication that their coaching and observe is as present as potential.

Silverthorn and three unbiased reviewers validated the county’s utility, which included ridings, public remark, doc evaluations and interviews with sheriff’s officers.

The Oakland County Sheriff’s Workplace is the sixth county company to realize certification within the state, he stated. Thus far, 98 of the state’s 573 businesses have been accredited, representing greater than 70% of the state’s sworn regulation enforcement officers.

Undersheriff Timothy Willis stated Sgt. Kevin Corridor and the late Lt. Steve Jacobs, who died June 16 after an sickness, did the supporting work for the accreditation.

Bouchard stated he needed accreditation for a number of causes.

“We’re one of many largest regulation enforcement businesses within the state. We at all times try to be on the forefront of finest practices,” he stated, including that the exterior validation “demonstrates that each one of our practices are in truth simply that: the very best.”

Accreditation prices an estimated $6,000, Bouchard stated, however that does not embrace the work hours of deputies accumulating and updating paperwork or taking part in interviews.

Whereas the sheriff’s workplace has not made any main adjustments to practices and procedures, standardizing the format of paperwork retains the workplace in compliance with nationwide finest practices.

Along with the sheriff’s workplace, the Wayne State College Police Division was accredited for the primary time.

The Bloomfield Township and South Lyon police departments had been reaccredited.

Accredited our bodies should be recertified each three years, together with updating the information yearly.