Brookline Police To Undergo Voluntary Assessment For Re-Accreditation

Brookline MA

22 April, 2022

4:29 PM

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BROOKLINE, MA — A team of assessors from the Massachusetts Police Accreditation Commission (MPAC) is scheduled to arrive in the first week of May to begin examining various aspects of the Brookline Police Department's policies and procedures, operations, and facilities, said Acting Chief Richard Allen. On May 3, Brookline police will undergo verification by the Assessment Team that the department meets MPACs standards. The assessment is part of a voluntary process to earn re-accreditation, a self-initiated evaluation through which police departments strive to meet and maintain standards that have been established for the profession, by the profession. "We are very excited to renew our accreditation. Our mission is to uphold the best policing practices to ensure that we are providing the highest and most professional level of service to our community," said Allen in a statement. "Earning and maintaining accreditation is a tangible indicator of our work toward achieving that goal." MPAC awards accreditation to agencies that meet its 257 mandatory standards, as well as 125 optional standards. In order to achieve accreditation status, the department must meet all applicable mandatory standards as well as a percentage of the optional standards. The Brookline Police Department received its initial certification, which is typically the first step toward accreditation, in 2010 and has been fully accredited by MPAC since 2013. The department takes part in the re-accreditation process every three years.