For more than three years the Nevada Police Department has been working towards achieving accreditation status through the Missouri Police Chiefs Association’s Missouri Law Enforcement Agency Certification Program.
The Nevada Police Department’s purpose in pursuing this voluntary accreditation program has been to demonstrate our commitment to professional excellence in law enforcement by ensuring we are adhering to the highest standards and best practices for law enforcement agencies.
The process for accreditation required an on-site assessment of agency personnel, property and records by trained assessors who were current or retired law enforcement executives from all over the State of Missouri. These assessors examined agency records and performance for the past three years to ensure compliance with all two hundred and thirty seven (237) standards that comprise the Missouri Police Chiefs Association’s Missouri Law Enforcement Agency Certification Program.
Chief Paul Williams, Police Chief for the Springfield (MO) Police Department and Executive Board Member of the Missouri Police Chiefs Association presented recognition of this achievement to Nevada Police Chief Casey Crain and Nevada Police Lieutenant Steve Bastow, who manages the department’s accreditation program. The Nevada Police Department becomes the 10th law enforcement agency in the State of Missouri to have successfully achieved accreditation through this program
