The Davenport Police Department was awarded national accreditation on Saturday, July 28, 2018, by the Commission on Accreditation for Law Enforcement Agencies, Inc. (CALEA) in the Law Enforcement accreditation program. The agency was first accredited in 2003.
Following a multi-year self-assessment phase and a meticulous site-based assessment of community engagement, policy, procedures, equipment and facilities by CALEA assessors, Davenport Police Department Chief Paul Sikorski and Captain Jane Imming attended the CALEA conference in Grand Rapids, Michigan. Each agency being reviewed, goes before CALEA’s 21-member Board of Commissioners where the commission reviews all findings and determines the agencies’ accreditation status.
The evening of the hearing, during the celebration banquet, CALEA President Craig Webre and Executive Director Craig Hartley awarded the Davenport Police Department with accreditation, signifying excellence in public safety and commitment to the community. This is Davenport’s sixth award of national accreditation. The Davenport Police Department now moves into CALEA’s four-year Accreditation cycle that includes four annual remote, web-based file reviews and a site-based assessment in the fourth year.