CALEA’s recognition and accreditation programs were originally developed to address a perceived need to enhance law enforcement as a profession and to improve law enforcement services in the communities they serve. To qualify for the Recognition award, an agency must meet 112 standards from the Standards for Law Enforcement Agencies accreditation manual. The standards address life, health and safety issues, critical legal issues and conditions which reduce risk and high liability exposure. Recognition provides objective evidence of an agency’s commitment to improve resource management and service delivery.
In November 2007, a CALEA assessor spent several days inspecting VPD’s policies and procedures, interviewing staff and reviewing the operations of the Department to ensure compliance with all required standards put forth by the commission. In March of 2008, at its Atlanta, Georgia conference, the Commission on Accreditation for Law Enforcement Agencies voted unanimously to award the Vermillion Police Department with Recognition. With the achievement, Vermillion became only the second law enforcement agency in South Dakota to be awarded by CALEA. Rapid City Police have maintained CALEA accreditation since 1990.
| Standard Number |
Title |
| 1.1.1 |
Oath of Office |
| 1.1.2 |
Code of Conduct |
| 1.2.3 |
Constitutional Requirements |
| 1.2.4 |
Search & Seizure |
| 1.2.5 |
Arrest Procedures |
| 1.2.8 |
Strip Searches |
| 1.2.9 |
Bias Based Profiling |
| 1.3.1 |
Use of Force |
| 1.3.2 |
Deadly Force |
| 1.3.3 |
Warning Shots |
| 1.3.4 |
Less Lethal Weapons |
| 1.3.5 |
Medical Aid |
| 1.3.6 |
Written Report Required |
| 1.3.7 |
Administrative Review |
| 1.3.8 |
Removal from Duty |
| 1.3.9 |
Weapons/Ammo Authorization |
| 1.3.10 |
Proficiency Demonstration |
| 1.3.11 |
Annual Training/Qualification |
| 11.1.1 |
Description of Organization |
| 12.1.2 |
Command Protocol |
| 12.2.1 |
Written Directive System |
| 16.3.1 |
Program Description |
| 16.3.2 |
Reserve Selection |
| 16.3.3 |
Reserve Entry Training |
| 16.3.5 |
Reserve In-Service Training |
| 16.3.6 |
Reserve Force Training/Qualification |
| 16.4.2 |
Auxiliary Training |
| 17.4.2 |
Cash Accounts |
| 17.5.3 |
Stored Property and Operational Readiness |
| 22.2.2 |
Personnel Benefits |
| 22.2.4 |
Line of Duty Deaths |
| 22.3.5 |
Extra Duty Employment |
| 26.1.1 |
Conduct & Appearance |
| 26.1.3 |
Harassment Policy |
| 26.1.4 |
Disciplinary System |
| 26.1.6 |
Disciplinary Appeals |
| 31.2.1 |
Ethnic and Gender Composition |
| 31.2.2 |
Recruitment Plan |
| 32.1.1 |
Selection Process |
| 32.2.1 |
Background Investigation |
| 32.2.7 |
Medical Exam |
| 32.3.8 |
Psychological Exam |
| 33.1.5 |
Remedial Training |
| 33.1.6 |
Update Training Records |
| 33.1.7 |
Records, All Classes |
| 33.4.1 |
Entry Level Training |
| 33.4.3 |
Field Training |
| 33.5.1 |
Annual Retraining |
| 33.6.2 |
Tactical Training |
| 33.8.2 |
Training of Newly Promoted Personnel |
| 34.1.3 |
Promotional Process |
| 35.1.1 |
Performance Evaluation System |
| 35.1.2 |
Annual Performance Evaluations |
| 41.2.1 |
Call Response Guidelines |
| 41.2.2 |
Motor Vehicle Pursuits |
| 41.2.3 |
Roadblocks and Forcible Stopping |
| 41.2.5 |
Adult Missing Persons |
| 41.2.6 |
Missing and Exploited Children |
| 41.2.7 |
Dealing with the Mentally III |
| 41.3.5 |
Body Armor Availability |
| 41.3.6 |
Body Armor Use (Hi-Risk) |
| 42.1.3 |
Case File Management |
| 42.2.7 |
Confidential Informants |
| 42.2.10 |
Interview Rooms |
| 43.1.1 |
Procedures for Investigation |
| 43.1.5 |
Surveillance Operations |
| 44.2.2 |
Juvenile Detainee |
| 44.2.3 |
Custodial Interrogation of Juveniles |
| 46.1.2 |
All Hazard Plans |
| 46.1.3 |
Command Function |
| 46.1.4 |
Operations Function |
| 46.1.5 |
Planning Function |
| 46.1.6 |
Logistics Function |
| 46.1.7 |
Finance/Administration Function |
| 46.3.4 |
CBRN Level Awareness Guidelines |
| 52.1.1 |
Departmental Complaints Investigation |
| 52.1.2 |
Maintenance of Complaint Records |
| 54.1.3 |
Media Access |
| 61.1.2 |
Procedures - Traffic Enforcement |
| 61.1.3 |
Traffic Law Violations |
| 61.1.5 |
Uniform Enforcement Policies |
| 61.1.7 |
Procedures - Motorist Stops |
| 61.3.2 |
Procedures - Traffic Direction |
| 70.1.1 |
Search of Detainee |
| 70.1.2 |
Search of Vehicle Prior to Transport |
| 70.2.1 |
Restraining Devices |
| 70.4.2 |
Rear Compartment Modifications |
| 71.1.1 |
Designate Rooms or Areas |
| 71.2.1 |
Initial and Re-training |
| 71.3.1 |
Procedures - Temporary Detention |
| 71.3.3 |
Security Concerns |
| 71.4.2 |
Fire Prevention |
| 71.4.3 |
Inspections and Administrative Review |
| 71.5.1 |
Security Concerns in Designated Processing & Testing Rooms/Areas |
| 81.2.1 |
24 Hour Toll Free Voice and TDD Access |
| 81.2.2 |
Two Way Communications |
| 81.2.3 |
Procedures - Recording Information |
| 81.2.4 |
Procedures for Communications |
| 81.2.8 |
Immediate Play-Back |
| 81.2.12 |
Handling of Misdirected Calls |
| 81.2.14 |
Training - First-Aid Instruction |
| 81.3.2 |
Alternative Power Source |
| 82.1.1 |
Security of Records |
| 82.1.6 |
Computer System Security |
| 83.1.1 |
24 Hour Availability of Qualified Personnel |
| 83.2.1 |
Guidelines and Procedures of Evidence Collection |
| 83.3.2 |
Procedures for Submission to Lab |
| 84.1.1 |
Receipt of Property/Evidence |
| 84.1.2 |
Secure Property/Evidence Storage |
| 84.1.3 |
Secure Property/Evidence Temporary Storage |
| 84.1.4 |
Security of Controlled Substances, Weapons |
| 84.1.6 |
Audit and Inspections |
