The University of Nebraska–Lincoln Police Department is inviting the campus community to provide feedback on its activities through an online portal.
Responses will help assess the department's engagement with the campus, delivery of public safety services, and its candidacy for continued accreditation through the Commission of Accreditation for Law Enforcement Agencies.
The university’s police department was accredited by CALEA in 2015 and voluntarily participates with the commission as part of a regular check and balances system. This process, combined with the gathering and providing crime statistics, help the department follow best practices in law enforcement and maintain the highest level of service to the campus community.
Gathering feedback through the online portal is just one part of the CALEA accreditation process. In addition to the annual file reviews, an on-site campus assessment and full CALEA commission review and public forums will occur in later this year.
CALEA service members will assess how the department complies with commission standards on an annual basis via an off-site review of the department’s accreditation files. Standard details can be found on the CALEA website (listed under LE1 or Tier 1).
The information received from the portal will be used to assess the department in both the annual and four-year on-site reviews.
For more information about UNLPD’s accreditation, standards, and process, contact Jon-Michael McDaniel jm.mcdaniel@unl.edu or 402-472-8430.
