EPD Earns Accreditation

Evansville IN

29 November, 2021

9:17 AM

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By Sarah Kuper, WNIN November 29, 2021 The Evansville Police Department has been re-accredited by a national law enforcement agency. The purpose of the Commission on Accreditation for Law Enforcement or CALEA, is to make sure police agencies measure up to international public safety standards. Now, after a multi-year assessment of community engagement, policies, procedures and equipment, the Evansville Police Department has once again been awarded this national accreditation. According to CALEA, the accreditation process is a voluntary way for agencies to show how it meets essential criteria to ensure public safety. Officials say the public should care about whether or not a police department is accredited because it means they are meeting the highest standards of public safety. EPD was first accredited by CALEA in 1994. WNIN is the NPR/PBS affiliate in Evansville, Indiana. We serve Southwestern Indiana, Western Kentucky and Southern Illinois from our multimedia facility located on the Ohio River in downtown Evansville. For the past several years, the recognized quality of our local news has placed us among the best small market radio news organizations in the nation.