Accreditation

      West Monroe Police Department was the FIRST police department in the state of Louisiana to earn national accreditation status. First accredited in 1993 under a five year plan, West Monroe Police Department was re-accredited in 1998. Soon after, the re-accreditation time frame was changed to every three years. In year 2001, West Monroe Police Department achieved their second re-accreditation status, it's third in November of 2004 and it's fourth in 2007.

     The Accreditation Manager is responsible for assuring the department maintains compliance with over 400 standards as written by the Commission for Accreditation of Law Enforcement Agencies, also known as CALEA. Major Bryan Boney is the current Accreditation Manager.  The Accreditation Manager ensures all reports, analyses and other data management are kept    current  for the re-accreditation process.    Another duty of the Accreditation Manager is    updating the Standard Operating Procedure manual so as to be compliant with CALEA as well as with state and federal laws.

     The public is encouraged to contact the Accreditation Manager if they have any questions or comments concerning accreditation or professional standards. The Accreditation Manager can be reached at 318-396-2660, Ext. 185.