On behalf of The Dothan Police Department, we are excited to announce a team of assessors from the Commission of Accreditation for Law Enforcement Agencies, Inc. (CALEA ®), will conduct a virtual assessment on March 21-22, 2022 to examine all aspects of the Dothan Police Department’s policy and procedures, management, operations and support services.
Verification by the assessment team that Dothan Police Department meets the Commission’s state-of-the-art standards is part of a voluntary process to gain accreditation, a highly prized recognition of public safety professional excellence.
As a part of this virtual assessment, agency personnel and members of the community are invited to attend to offer comments at a public information zoom session on March 21, 2022 from 3:00 PM to 5:00 PM to speak with a CALEA assessor. The public information session will be held at the Wiregrass Public Safety Center located at 100 Public Safety Way Dothan, Alabama.
If you have questions or concerns and are unable to attend the zoom session, there will be a call-in session scheduled for March 22, 2022 from 1:00 PM to 3:00 PM to speak to a CALEA assessor regarding our accreditation.
Telephone comments as well as appearances at the public information session are limited to 10 minutes to accommodate all concerns and must address the agency’s ability to comply with CALEA Standards. A copy of the CALEA standards is available in the lobby at the Dothan Police Department located at 210 N. St. Andrews St. Dothan, Alabama. If you have any questions about this zoom session or call-in session prior to the dates listed above, contact Sergeant Jonathan Godwin at 334-615-3668.
Anyone wishing to submit written comments about the Dothan Police Department’s ability to meet the standards for accreditation may send them to the Commission on Accreditation for Law Enforcement Agencies, Inc. (CALEA), 13575 Heathcote Boulevard, Suite 320 Gainesville, Virginia 20155.
William E Benny
Chief of Police